Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 28, 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 7 7
Bald Eagle 0 10 10
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 5 5
Cooper's Hawk 0 9 9
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 34 34
Red-tailed Hawk 0 6 6
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 5 5
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 4 4
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 2
Total: 0 84 84
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 15:15:00
Total observation time: 5.75 hours
Official Counter: David Kirk
Observers: Barry Kinzie, Darryl Martin, King Irvin, Mike Crowder
Visitors:
It was good to spend time with King Ervin and hearing of his many travels
as well as many interesting citizen science projects that has engaged his
interest and time.
Weather:
Winds from the ENE for most of the day at Beaufort 2 with periods of calm.
Temperatures ranged from low of 68F to high of 78F by end of watch. Cloud
cover was minimal at 5% increasing to no more that 15%. No precipitation.
Visibility was a 2 with heavy haze in Great Valley in the a.m. and
remaining for most of the day.
Raptor Observations:
No raptors today with the exception of one local Red Tail.
Non-raptor Observations:
5 Monarchs seen as well as several ravens and TV. Minimal traffice on Blue
Ridge Parkway.
Predictions:
Same as today
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Report submitted by David Kirk (dakirk42@xxxxxxx)
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