Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 11, 2008
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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 19 139
Bald Eagle 1 5 36
Northern Harrier 0 8 27
Sharp-shinned Hawk 66 351 675
Cooper's Hawk 15 48 103
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 3 4
Broad-winged Hawk 1 10 14439
Red-tailed Hawk 5 19 42
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 6 28 97
Merlin 3 4 7
Peregrine Falcon 0 6 16
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 6
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 101 502 15597
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 15:45:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Multiple Counters
Observers: Brenda Tekin, Rose Thomas, Vic Laubach, William Leigh
Visitors:
Josh Laubach, Bill Murphy, April Sterling, Ron Louque, David Lee, Liz
Courain
Weather:
Nice day with temp. starting at 17C, a high of 21.5C and then decreasing to
17C by 3:45pm. Partly cloudy with light breeze from N until noon when the
winds increased slightly and shifted to E. Humidity 66-46%.
Raptor Observations:
Three Merlins today and an immature Bald Eagle at 3:02pm. Most birds were
flying relatively high today.
Non-raptor Observations:
Pileated Woodpecker
Lots of Flickers
10 Ravens90 Monarchs
