Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 12, 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 26 185
Northern Harrier 0 5 60
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 50 1364
Cooper's Hawk 0 24 328
Northern Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 21 55
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 23575
Red-tailed Hawk 7 343 614
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 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 0 4 32
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 8 488 26679
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 3.5 hours
Official Counter: Gabriel Mapel
Observers:
Visitors:
Daniel Mapel
Weather:
Cold and windy! 7-8C. Severe NW winds! Overcast with possible snow flurries
(which never did appear).
Raptor Observations:
Adult BE 9:24. An immature BE heading north (not counted).
Non-raptor Observations:
2-year old Black Bear on Rockpile 3. 74 Common Loon. 1 DCCormorant. 1
Raven. 13 Gulls (unknown sp.). 1 Snow Goose with a group of Canada Geese.
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Report submitted by Vic Laubach (laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
