Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 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 0 0 275
Bald Eagle 3 21 221
Northern Harrier 0 5 75
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 87 2314
Cooper's Hawk 3 25 365
Northern Goshawk 0 0 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 23 59
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 17238
Red-tailed Hawk 58 296 502
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 6 8
American Kestrel 0 2 267
Merlin 1 3 25
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 20
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 17
Unknown Buteo 0 2 14
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 20
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 72 473 21424
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Rose Thomas
Observers: Gabriel Mapel, Vic Laubach
Visitors:
John Shea (Bridgewater, VA)
Weather:
Cloudy in the morning becoming completely cloudless by 1pm. Mild
(12-19km/hr) NW winds. 7-18C temps.
Raptor Observations:
Another Golden Eagle, immature, at 10:49am. Three Bald Eagles: a pair of
adults at 11:10am and an immature at 11:17am. First bird was a 9:44am RT.
Last bird was a fast moving Merlin at 3:53pm as we were starting to pack
things up.
Non-raptor Observations:
1 GB Heron, 20 RW Blackbirds, 5 Ravens, 2 Siskins, 9 Robins, 12 Waxwings, 1
Common Loon (also heard), a murder of 50 Crows.
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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
