Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2012
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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 0 275
Bald Eagle 2 24 224
Northern Harrier 0 5 75
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 90 2317
Cooper's Hawk 0 28 368
Northern Goshawk 0 0 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 28 64
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 17238
Red-tailed Hawk 18 331 537
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 8 10
American Kestrel 0 2 267
Merlin 1 4 26
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 20
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 17
Unknown Buteo 0 3 15
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 20
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 22 526 21477
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Gabriel Mapel
Observers:
Visitors:
Mary Mapel, Rose and Herb Thomas with Rose's father, sister, and brother in
law, John Shea, Marshall Faintich.
Weather:
Mild (6-11km/h) NNW winds all day. 7.8-15C temps. No clouds starting out
becoming mostly cloudy after 11am.
Raptor Observations:
Immature Golden Eagle at 11:23am. 2 BE (immature at 10:02am and adult at
11:26am). A Merlin flew by at 11:46am.
Non-raptor Observations:
2 Bluebirds, 4 Pine Siskins, 2 Ravens, 1 Double-crested Cormorant, and 20
Waxwings. Mockingbird came up close and observed eating several grubs.
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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
