Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 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 3 12 163
Northern Harrier 3 6 59
Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 70 2315
Cooper's Hawk 3 8 305
Northern Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 5 31 43
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 28790
Red-tailed Hawk 29 248 430
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 4
American Kestrel 0 1 294
Merlin 0 1 26
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 1 1 5
Total: 57 380 32818
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: William Leigh
Observers: Brenda Tekin, Gabriel Mapel, Rose Thomas, Vic Laubach
Visitors:
Mark Johnson, Daniel Mapel, Diane Lepkowski, Lois Gebhardt, Ron & Priscilla
Weather:
Sunny, blue skies. Temp. 8-12C. Very light SW breezes, dropping to no
breezes by 1pm. Clear visibility.
Raptor Observations:
Blue skies presented quite a challenge in spotting birds today. 3 Bald
Eagles, all adults: 11:09am, 11:30am, 2:30pm. Three more Harriers.
Non-raptor Observations:
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
Several large flocks of Cedar Waxwings.
4 Monarchs.
2 Hot-Air Balloons over Charlottesville in late afternoon.
Predictions:
Some clouds in the morning will give way to mainly sunny skies for the
afternoon. High 64F. Winds light and variable.
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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
