Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2011
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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 0 347
Bald Eagle 0 0 151
Northern Harrier 0 0 53
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 5 2250
Cooper's Hawk 1 1 298
Northern Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 12
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 28790
Red-tailed Hawk 15 15 197
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 2
American Kestrel 0 0 293
Merlin 0 0 25
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 27
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo 0 0 5
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 4
Total: 21 21 32459
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Observation start time: 10:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter: Rose Thomas
Observers: Pete Nebel, Vic Laubach
Visitors:
Dan Nissen, John Shea, Jennifer Jowdy
Weather:
Clear, sunny day. Temp. 10.8-18.3C. Very light N breezes.
Raptor Observations:
Mostly Red-Tailed Hawks today.
Non-raptor Observations:
8 Monarchs
Predictions:
Mainly sunny. High 59F. Winds light and variable.
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Report submitted by Vic Laubach (laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
