Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2013
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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 0 220
Bald Eagle 9 17 176
Northern Harrier 1 4 59
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 36 1350
Cooper's Hawk 0 18 322
Northern Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 9 17 51
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 23575
Red-tailed Hawk 28 216 487
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 3 11
American Kestrel 0 0 133
Merlin 0 0 28
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 33
Unknown Accipiter 1 3 20
Unknown Buteo 0 0 6
Unknown Falcon 0 0 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 0 1 29
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 51 316 26507
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Gabriel Mapel
Observers: Rose Thomas
Visitors:
Andrew Clem, Daniel Mapel
Weather:
Moderate NE winds, changing to light ESE winds at 1pm. 54F. Mostly cloudy.
Raptor Observations:
A great Bald Eagle day!
Adult BE: 9:31, 9:53, 11:42, 1:48.
Imm BE: 11:45, 11:47, 1:44.
4th-YR BE: 2:09 (2).
Two additional BE flew NE and uncounted (an adult and 4-th YR). They
appeared to be displaying courtship-like behavior.
Juvenile Harrier at 8:55.
First bird (NH 8:55).
Last bird (RT 2:53).
Non-raptor Observations:
643 Robins, 112 RWBlackbirds, 87 Waxwings, 78 Junco, 9 Raven. A woodcock
wsa flushed from field behind the old ice skating rink.
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Report submitted by Vic Laubach (laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org