Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 01, 2010
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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 1 1 21
Bald Eagle 0 0 13
Northern Harrier 1 1 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 17
Cooper's Hawk 1 1 5
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 21 21 73
Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 10
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 2 7
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 3
Total: 28 28 153
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Gordy Adamski
Observers:
Visitors:
Dan Perkuchin, Tom Mizell, Marshall Faintich
Weather:
This was almost a repeat performance from Monday. Westerly breeze
12-19km/h diminishing to 1-5km/m; Temp: 21.5c>26.5c; Huidity 70% dropping
to 51%; Bar.Pressure: steady at 1015; zero cloud cover; Persistent haze.
Raptor Observations:
The 3rd Harrier of the season, another female, flew by at 10:22 a.m. EST.
Non-raptor Observations:
Monarch Butterfly -2;
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2
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Report submitted by Brenda Tekin (brenda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
