Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 03, 2017
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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 92
Bald Eagle 0 0 140
Northern Harrier 0 0 22
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 247
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 103
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 26
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7665
Red-tailed Hawk 10 13 326
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 4
American Kestrel 0 0 70
Merlin 0 0 13
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 15
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 5
Unknown Buteo 0 0 3
Unknown Falcon 0 0 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 8
Total: 11 15 8743
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Observation start time: 09:45:00
Observation end time: 14:45:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Matt Hosmer
Observers:
Visitors:
Phil, Dillard, and Dale stopped by.
Weather:
Temps 6�-13�c, very light NW breeze, no clouds, decent visibility.
Raptor Observations:
3 Resident RT's.
Non-raptor Observations:
Little traffic, a couple day hikers and one Thru-hiker.
Predictions:
Never know till you go and don't think it's over because it's slow...
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Report submitted by Matthew D Hosmer (cumberlandmatt1@xxxxxxxxx)
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