Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 22, 2006
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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 26 229
Bald Eagle 1 12 80
Northern Harrier 2 21 52
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 441 662
Cooper's Hawk 0 72 121
Northern Goshawk 0 3 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 7
Broad-winged Hawk 0 59 4707
Red-tailed Hawk 0 74 155
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 4 6
American Kestrel 0 29 122
Merlin 0 14 21
Peregrine Falcon 0 13 40
Unknown 16 58
Total: 7 786 6263
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Tad Finnell
Observers: Clark Hill, Goffs
Visitors:
Few visitors today. Clark and Steph there early, and the Goffs came later,
Steve predicting the Golden
Weather:
Strange day. High level winds strong out of the SW, while lower/ground
level winds strong out of the E, causing for most of the day a swirling
cloud effect, as if clouds in a whirlpool.Winds were at least a 3 all day
and what birds were flying were very low
Raptor Observations:
For the first 4 and a half hours there were no observations at all. The
first bird was seen at 2:30 DST, a male Harrier.
3rd yr BE 3:20
Adult GE 3:50
Non-raptor Observations:
Leaf peepers continue in what seems an unending stream. Would have been
great if out BWs had come as steady. Looks
like leaf color peak has passed, with remnants hanging on and with the
coming winds the next couple days, many will drop.
Predictions:
With NW winds taking over, look for birds bottled up north of us to come
storming through.
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Report submitted by Tad Finnell (tadcipiter@xxxxxxxxxx)
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