Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2018
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 17 142
Bald Eagle 0 32 113
Northern Harrier 0 9 24
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 275 352
Cooper's Hawk 2 69 96
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 13
Broad-winged Hawk 0 657 9275
Red-tailed Hawk 6 126 173
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 53 112
Merlin 0 17 21
Peregrine Falcon 0 16 27
Unknown Accipiter 0 3 3
Unknown Buteo 0 5 5
Unknown Falcon 0 7 10
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 8 12
Mississippi Kite 0 0 2
Total: 12 1302 10382
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter: Joyce Holt
Observers: Allen, Bill & Katie James
Visitors:
Mr. and Mrs. Bright looking for Liz.
A few hikers, no bikers
Weather:
Pleasant,cool, but very light winds did not yield many raptors. The cloud
cover was a very light layer over the whole sky. There were shadows but
the sun itself was not visible. It did become visible for a short time in
the last hour. Had sun dogs and a halo.
Raptor Observations:
TV, Raven
Non-raptor Observations:
one Monarch
Predictions:
RAIN
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Report submitted by Joyce Holt (blueskyjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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