Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 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 1 22 181
Northern Harrier 0 4 59
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 48 1362
Cooper's Hawk 0 22 326
Northern Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 18 52
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 23575
Red-tailed Hawk 59 304 575
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 2 8 16
American Kestrel 0 0 133
Merlin 0 0 28
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 33
Unknown Accipiter 1 4 21
Unknown Buteo 0 0 6
Unknown Falcon 0 0 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 1 2 30
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 69 433 26624
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Rose Thomas
Observers: Vic Laubach
Visitors:
Jennifer Jowdy, Mary Mapel, Gabriel Mapel
Weather:
Strong WNW winds. 9.5-7.7C. Mostly sunny.
Raptor Observations:
IMM GE 9:52, 10:25.
AD BE 9:23.
Non-raptor Observations:
8 Common Loons flying high SE. 135 Waxwings.
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Report submitted by Vic Laubach (laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
