Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 26, 2015
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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 2 156
Bald Eagle 0 12 115
Northern Harrier 0 8 26
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 22 431
Cooper's Hawk 0 4 142
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 17
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6371
Red-tailed Hawk 0 179 310
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 8 8
American Kestrel 0 3 70
Merlin 0 0 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 11
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 6
Unknown Buteo 0 2 11
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 2 3
Unknown Raptor 0 0 11
Total: 0 249 7696
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 3 hours
Official Counter: Joyce Holt
Observers:
Visitors:
Debora and Butch
One biker; not many vehicles, no hikers
Weather:
Pleasant day with light and variable winds and no hawks or vultures; mostly
cloudy with a light haze out in the far valley
Raptor Observations:
No vultures; heard a distant Raven
Non-raptor Observations:
Chickadee, Downy WP, Junco
Predictions:
Better
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Report submitted by Joyce Holt (blueskyjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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