Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 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 3 73 107
Bald Eagle 3 30 50
Northern Harrier 1 14 19
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 66 79
Cooper's Hawk 3 21 32
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 8 12
Broad-winged Hawk 64 617 851
Red-tailed Hawk 0 18 35
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 23 31
Merlin 1 4 4
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 2 4 7
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 86 885 1236
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Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter: Rose Thomas
Observers: Mark Johnson, Pete Nebel, Vic Laubach
Visitors:
Richard Skwarlo, Emily Southgate
Weather:
Cooler temps 17.5-23.7C. Strong NW gusty winds. Partly cloudy.
Raptor Observations:
3 BE: an adult with immature at 11:00am and an adult at 12:22pm. First bird
8:04am BW and last bird 2:40pm CH. Most birds were streaming over very high
and fast!
Non-raptor Observations:
7 Hummingbirds. Flock of 6 DC Cormorants heading SE.
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Report submitted by Vic Laubach (laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
