Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2008
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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 2 2 122
Bald Eagle 1 1 32
Northern Harrier 0 0 19
Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 14 338
Cooper's Hawk 2 2 57
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 1
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 14429
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 23
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 1 1 70
Merlin 1 1 4
Peregrine Falcon 2 2 12
Unknown Accipiter 1 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 6
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 24 24 15119
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Mark Johnson
Observers: Brenda Tekin
Visitors:
Hans Hinz
Weather:
No official stats recorded today. Approaching cold front produced mostly
overcast throughout the day with very brief breaks in clouds and a few
raindrops. A steady wind from the west changing to WNW and NW. Temperature
at 11:30 a.m. EST was 60 degrees fahrenheit. By early evening, clouds were
moving out for a spectacular sunset and crystal clear skies and dropping
temps.
Raptor Observations:
Birds were flying fast and low, utilizing the brisk Westerly wind. October
is the time for great diversity and today Mark Johnson was on board flying
solo and tallied three falcon species. A Peregrine came in at 10:25 and
one at 12:25 p.m. EST. The Merlin zipped past at 11:53 p.m. and the single
Bald Eagle for the day, a juvenile, at 12:21.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
A typical October day with bright blue skies, chilly temps and brisk winds
on tail end of the cold front. Just right for a good flight. We'll see!
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Report submitted by Brenda Tekin (bt8x@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA information may be found at:
http://home.ntelos.net/~btkin/rockfish_gap_hawk_watch
