Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 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 0 230
Bald Eagle 0 0 83
Northern Harrier 2 2 58
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 8 767
Cooper's Hawk 4 4 148
Northern Goshawk 0 0 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 14
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4707
Red-tailed Hawk 10 10 270
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 7
American Kestrel 0 0 123
Merlin 1 1 23
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 40
Unknown 60
Total: 26 26 6533
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7.75 hours
Official Counter: Bill Grant
Observers: Jim Hylton, John Williamson
Visitors:
Not too many turning into the Knob today, Glenn and Mildred Gilbert stopped
for awhile.
Weather:
A beautiful day on Harvey's Knob today, temps mild enough for short
sleeves, wind from the West at an average of 2 turning South late and then
calm
Raptor Observations:
Birds started on the West side of the ridge moving overhead and Easterly as
the wind changed. We had a Dark Morph Redtail with an antenna protruding
from the top of the tail overhead
Non-raptor Observations:
We had a fallout of leaves, thousands coming from great heights just
floating down. Surprising us were a total of 16 Monarchs moving through.
We have a special addition to the website today, check the "History" page.
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Report submitted by John R. Williamson (johnnyrw@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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