Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2011
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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 0 347
Bald Eagle 0 22 173
Northern Harrier 0 9 62
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 83 2328
Cooper's Hawk 0 13 310
Northern Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 35 47
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 28790
Red-tailed Hawk 0 307 489
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 3 5
American Kestrel 0 1 294
Merlin 0 1 26
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 27
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo 0 0 5
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 6
Total: 0 476 32914
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(No count conducted today)
Weather:
Dense acrid smoke from multiple forest fires a few miles south of the gap
has enveloped the top of Afton and due to health risks and reduced
visibilty no count is being held today. Thoughts and prayers go out to the
firefighters and hopes that they are able to contain the fires by end of
the day.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Brenda Tekin (brenda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
