Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 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 2 3 154
Northern Harrier 1 2 55
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 48 2293
Cooper's Hawk 0 3 300
Northern Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 12 24
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 28790
Red-tailed Hawk 18 104 286
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: 29 172 32610
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Rose Thomas
Observers: Vic Laubach
Weather:
Cold and very windy! Temp. started at 13.9C and ended at 11.7C. Very strong
NW winds on the mountain (50-61km/hr)! Mostly cloudy to overcast all day.
Raptor Observations:
The Red-Tails didn't seem in a big hurry today, despite the brisk NW winds.
A juvenile and adult Bald Eagle flew through at 12:05pm.
Non-raptor Observations:
6 Common Loons (1 lone bird and group of 5).
A big flock of 100 DC Cormorants flying in one huge V-formation!
4 Gulls (species unknown).
A flock of 30 Canada Geese.
Predictions:
A mainly sunny sky. High 52F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.
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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
