Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 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 28 187
Northern Harrier 1 6 61
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 50 1364
Cooper's Hawk 0 24 328
Northern Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 23 57
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 23575
Red-tailed Hawk 15 358 629
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 2 12 20
American Kestrel 0 0 133
Merlin 0 0 28
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 33
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 21
Unknown Buteo 1 1 7
Unknown Falcon 0 0 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 1 5 33
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 24 512 26703
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Gabriel Mapel
Observers:
Visitors:
Ruth Douglas, Linda Corwin, Mary Mapel
Weather:
Strong NNW winds. Cold! 1.0-2.8C. Partly cloudy early becoming clear blue
skies after 12:00. Thanks for braving the cold wind today Gabriel!
Raptor Observations:
Two more Golden Eagles: 8:52 immature, 1:43 adult. Two more Bald Eagles:
9:40 adult, 10:46 adult. An adult female Northern Harrier at 10:04. First
bird (8:52 GE), last bird (2:18 RT).
Non-raptor Observations:
1 Gadwall, 45 Robins, 16 RWBlackbirds, 8 Raven, 35 Waxwing, 1 Pipit.
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Report submitted by Vic Laubach (laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
