Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 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 1 1 84
Northern Harrier 0 2 58
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 18 777
Cooper's Hawk 1 5 149
Northern Goshawk 1 1 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 2 15
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4707
Red-tailed Hawk 57 67 327
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 7
American Kestrel 0 0 123
Merlin 0 1 23
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 40
Unknown 1 1 61
Total: 72 98 6605
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Bill James
Observers: Baron Gibson, Mike Purdy
Visitors:
Good help from Mike P and Baron G. Kathy the Ranger came by for a brief
visit - no one else got out of their cars.
Weather:
I feel like the unhappy chicken farmer: Not enough layers. Cold and windy
today - 3 to 4 on both Beaufort and Celsius scales. Spent time cargazing
and testing my heater.
Raptor Observations:
Good RT show, nice adult BE at 2:27 and Goshawk - neither having trouble
with the wind.
Non-raptor Observations:
95 Cormorants in two groups. About 150 crows early in the morning going
West.
Predictions:
Wind continues and so will the RTs remembering Barry K's adage that they
don't come until the leaves are down and they can see the squirrels.
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Report submitted by Bill James (bijam@xxxxxxx)
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