Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 11, 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 2 25 184
Northern Harrier 0 5 60
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 50 1364
Cooper's Hawk 1 24 328
Northern Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 21 55
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 23575
Red-tailed Hawk 6 336 607
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 10 18
American Kestrel 0 0 133
Merlin 0 0 28
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 33
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 21
Unknown Buteo 0 0 6
Unknown Falcon 0 0 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 2 4 32
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 15 480 26671
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Observation start time: 08:45:00
Observation end time: 14:45:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Gabriel Mapel
Observers:
Visitors:
Peter Dutnell, Daniel & Mary Mapel, Eve Gaige, Greg Butcher (Reston, VA),
Steve and Jean Botts, Tom Mizell.
Weather:
Moderate NE winds early changing to light ESE breezes after 11am.
7.1-11.8C. Partly cloudy early becoming mostly cloudy after 12:00.
Raptor Observations:
We had our season record-breaking 18th Golden Eagle today; a sub-adult at
10:24am. This beats the 1996 season record of 17. Two BE: 11:42 adult and
12:23 4th-year. First bird (9:59 RS), last bird (2:29 CH).
Non-raptor Observations:
46 Robins, 35 Grackles, 28 Waxwings, 6 Ravens, 2 American Pipits.
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Report submitted by Vic Laubach (laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
