Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 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 41 122
Northern Harrier 0 9 24
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 285 362
Cooper's Hawk 0 77 104
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 13
Broad-winged Hawk 0 657 9275
Red-tailed Hawk 5 144 191
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 3
American Kestrel 0 53 112
Merlin 0 18 22
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: 6 1351 10431
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter:
Observers: Bill & Katie James, Matt Hosmer, Tim & Sue Coleman
Visitors:
Joyce's friend helped us.
Weather:
Nothing like yesterday with 48 to 60 degrees, 1 to 2 winds from the West
and cloud cover from 1 to 20% with 4 visibility.
Raptor Observations:
Not much action with the exception of Matt getting a RT skull for his
birthday which is raptor related.
Non-raptor Observations:
People looking for color on the parkway in vain so far.
Predictions:
Warmer, SW winds so probably not too busy.
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Report submitted by Bill James (bijame@xxxxxxxxx)
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