Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 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 3 44 78
Bald Eagle 1 23 43
Northern Harrier 0 8 13
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 21 34
Cooper's Hawk 1 13 24
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 6 10
Broad-winged Hawk 36 326 560
Red-tailed Hawk 0 16 33
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 18 26
Merlin 0 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 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: 43 483 834
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Vic Laubach
Observers:
Visitors:
9 visitors including Janet Paisley, Mike Iwanik & Vicky, Bruce & Karen
Langevin.
Weather:
Clear blue skies until 1pm, 40% cloudy at 1pm and 75% clouds after 2pm.
Brisk SW winds early calming to light breeze after 1pm. 23-29.8C.
Raptor Observations:
Adult BE at 10:10am. All birds flying very high!
Non-raptor Observations:
44 Chimney Swift. 7 Hummingbird. 1 Red-headed Woodpecker. 7 Raven.
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Report submitted by Vic Laubach (laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
