Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 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 5 70 104
Bald Eagle 0 27 47
Northern Harrier 1 13 18
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 59 72
Cooper's Hawk 0 18 29
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 8 12
Broad-winged Hawk 30 553 787
Red-tailed Hawk 0 18 35
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 21 29
Merlin 0 3 3
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 4
Unknown Buteo 0 1 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 5
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 44 799 1150
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Rose Thomas
Observers: Vic Laubach
Visitors:
Bobby Whitescarver, Tom Mizell, Jennifer Jowdy, Nancy Davidson, Joann &
Lewis Hatton.
Weather:
Another hazy, hot & muggy day! Moderate WNW winds. 24.5-28.4C.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
2 Red-headed Woodpeckers. 8 Hummingbirds.
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Report submitted by Vic Laubach (laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
