Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 05, 2012
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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 4 4 279
Bald Eagle 0 10 210
Northern Harrier 0 4 74
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 67 2294
Cooper's Hawk 5 18 358
Northern Goshawk 0 0 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 11 47
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 17238
Red-tailed Hawk 45 133 339
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 4
American Kestrel 0 2 267
Merlin 0 1 23
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 20
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 17
Unknown Buteo 1 1 13
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 20
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 65 256 21207
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Rose Thomas
Observers:
Visitors:
John Shei (Bridgewater, VA)
Weather:
Clear blue skies. Moderate (20-26km/hr) NW winds. Clear visibility.
Raptor Observations:
Four more Bald Eagles: 3 adults (10:43am, 11:52am, 12:40pm) and 1 immature
(11:52am).
Non-raptor Observations:
20 Robins, 5 Ravens, 10 Juncos
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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
