Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 06, 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 8 33 67
Bald Eagle 3 14 34
Northern Harrier 2 3 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 13 26
Cooper's Hawk 2 11 22
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 6 10
Broad-winged Hawk 68 193 427
Red-tailed Hawk 1 12 29
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 3 15 23
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Accipiter 1 4 4
Unknown Buteo 0 1 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 3
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 94 307 658
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Gabriel Mapel
Observers: Andrew Clem, Pete Nebel, Rose Thomas, Vic Laubach
Visitors:
Karen Knight, Daniel & Mary Mapel, Doug Wigner, Nancy Hein, Jim Lathan,
Harold Tate, Buddy Boyce, Stu Wilson, Sheresa Wilson, Peter Van Acker,
David Spears.
Weather:
Mostly sunny. Light, variable winds. 17.6-20.1C.
Raptor Observations:
Three BE: 11:13am & 12:26pm immatures and a 2:17pm adult. A female and an
immature Harrier. First bird: 9:10am BW. Last bird: 3:28pm BW.
Non-raptor Observations:
32 Hummingbird. 1 DC Cormorant. 40 Waxwing. 3 Horned Lark. 5 Raven. 75
Chimney Swift. 1 Pine Warbler.
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Report submitted by Vic Laubach (laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
