Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 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 6 89
Northern Harrier 1 14 70
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 65 824
Cooper's Hawk 0 19 163
Northern Goshawk 0 4 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 21 34
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4707
Red-tailed Hawk 10 448 708
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 8 15
American Kestrel 0 0 123
Merlin 0 2 24
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 41
Unknown 1 10 70
Total: 12 598 7105
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Baron Gibson
Observers: Dillard Childress
Visitors:
Boy Scouts Troop #221 From Cave Spring Methodist Church stopped by while
doing an orentiering class.
Weather:
Heavy overcast early and mostly clearing later. NO WIND to speak of.
Compfortable temps all day. Hazy in the valley.
Raptor Observations:
No much flying today.
The Unidentified Raptor was soptted way out over the valley toward the NE
under the horizon. Upon scoping hawk, it looked different from anything I
have seen before. The hawk kited up to about eye level from the valley
then headed WNW in a glide that it never got out of until I could not see
it any longer. Hawk was dark on top with white on the uppertail coverts
and Rump area. I only got one brief look at the underside & it looked dark
with some white in the wings. I first thought because of the tail it was a
Harrier but it was buteo size and tail was short. Hawk was a steady
flyer.
An adult GOEA came into the Knob then turned around and went NE.
Non-raptor Observations:
Not much to observe today.
Predictions:
Sunday:
Intervals of clouds and sunshine in the morning with more clouds for later
in the day. High 51F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.
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Report submitted by Baron Gibson (Hawkwatcher@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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