Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 13, 2010
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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 56 76
Bald Eagle 3 15 28
Northern Harrier 0 4 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 33 49
Cooper's Hawk 2 16 20
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 16 186 238
Red-tailed Hawk 4 19 28
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 4 38 43
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 2 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 3 6
Total: 49 374 499
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Multiple Counters
Observers: Gordy Adamski, Vic Laubach
Visitors:
Dan Perkuchin, Pete Nebel, Alice Davis, M. Gillaspie, Terry Kilday, Denny
Warren, Marshall Faintich.
Weather:
Warm and sunny (16-26.5C). Calm and mostly cloudless in the morning. The
afternoon became partly sunny with strong, gusty NW winds.
Raptor Observations:
5 Osprey and 3 Bald Eagles today. One adult Bald Eagle flew over at 1:38pm
and a pair flew over together just after 3pm (an immature and a 4th year
subadult).
Non-raptor Observations:
Hummingbirds (10). Chimney Swifts and Ravens (>5). 29 Monarch Butterflies.
Predictions:
Sunny, warm, NW winds.
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Report submitted by Vic Laubach (laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
