[va-bird] HSR: Harvey's Knob (26 Sep 2006) 119 Raptors

Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 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                       5            179            183
Bald Eagle                   2             58             61
Northern Harrier             0             27             27
Sharp-shinned Hawk           9            162            171
Cooper's Hawk                3             36             39
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              5              5
Broad-winged Hawk           89           4155           4169
Red-tailed Hawk              4             68             73
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              2              2
American Kestrel             2             81             82
Merlin                       0              5              5
Peregrine Falcon             0             18             18
Unknown                      5             27             32

Total:                     119           4823           4867
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Observation start time: 07:45:00 
Observation end   time: 17:00:00 
Total observation time: 9.25 hours

Official Counter: Mike Purdy

Observers:        

Visitors:
  John and June Clark, who just moved here from Georgia this past summer,
and the regulars including Bill and Katie James, Chip Dondrea, Baron
Gibson, Andy Biggs, Joyce Holt, John and Sharon Williamson, Dillard
Childress, and Roger Reynolds. 


Weather:
   Light breeze out of the NW most of the day until the last hour when the
wind was almost nonexistent. Temp. range 10-17C. Clear, cloudless skies
until the 1-2 hour when clouds started moving in. Visibility on both sides
of the ridge was excellent.

Raptor Observations:
  Most migrants were a good distance out on the west side. Some very high,
but a few in close.

   Two adult BEs, 1 at 12:50pm and 1 at 4:05pm

Non-raptor Observations:
  A few passerines were migrating, mostly unidentified warblers but a male
Rose-breasted Grosbeak was nice. Also a few Blue Jays were moving. Only
one migrating chimney swift was seen today, a big change from yesterday
when they were noted throughout the day.  A lot of woodpecker activity
around the lookout today. Four species were heard or seen, Pileated,
Hairy, Downy and Red-bellied.

  Monarch butterflies were moving through but not in large numbers as on
previous days.

Predictions:
   Should be interesting, there are still a lot of hawks in the pipeline.
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Report submitted by Mike Purdy (MikeLPurdy@xxxxxxx)
Harvey's Knob Hawk Watch information may be found at:
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