Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 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 79 319
Bald Eagle 0 30 116
Northern Harrier 1 15 36
Sharp-shinned Hawk 52 457 1047
Cooper's Hawk 11 66 153
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 4 5
Broad-winged Hawk 0 73 28783
Red-tailed Hawk 5 37 66
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 3 29 214
Merlin 1 2 12
Peregrine Falcon 0 6 24
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 4
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 2
Total: 74 801 30784
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Vic Laubach
Observers:
Visitors:
Paul Glass (from South Boston, VA). A big thank you to Paul for helping to
cover the vast, blue sky! Ashley Bradford and Mike O'Brian, from
Alexandria, VA.
Weather:
Sunny and warm with a few high clouds. Temp. 13.5-16.4C. Light SE breezes.
Clear visibility.
Raptor Observations:
The Accipiters ruled today with plenty of Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks.
One Merlin. The first vulture didn't appear until 10:15am.
Non-raptor Observations:
30 Blue Jays crossing over the gap.Some warblers flying this morning but not nearly as many as previous
