Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 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 19 93 127
Bald Eagle 3 43 63
Northern Harrier 1 15 20
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 83 96
Cooper's Hawk 1 26 37
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 8 12
Broad-winged Hawk 784 1711 1945
Red-tailed Hawk 6 25 42
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 28 36
Merlin 0 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 0 4 7
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 824 2047 2398
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Vic Laubach
Observers: Allen Larner, Brenda Tekin, Gabriel Mapel
Visitors:
Many visitors today with about 24 total including Tim/Monica/Drew Chaney,
Kaki Pearson, Bill Nettlehorst & Sue & Emily, Tracy Smith, Andrew Clem,
Mary Mapel
Weather:
Light S wind all day. 14-22.3C. Partly cloudy.
Raptor Observations:
A female Harrier at 11:40am. 3 BE: immatures at 10:28am and 10:36am and an
unaged at 10:42am. A good Osprey day with most observed in final 2.5 hours.
A great BW day with the largest kettle being 184 birds. Hourly BW count: 4
(8-9am), 13 (9-10am), 38 (10-11am), 280 (11am-12pm), 158 (12-1pm), 83
(1-2pm), 134 (2-3pm), 11 (3-4pm), 13 (4-4:30pm). Most BW flying at medium
height, often naked eye, in NE to SW direction.
Non-raptor Observations:
29 Swifts. 5 Hummingbirds. 3 Red-headed Woodpecker. 109 Blue Jay. 9 Raven.
45 Waxwing. 1 BTB Warbler. 1 Rose-breasted Grosebeak. 1 Orchard Oriole.
Many other warblers flying across the gap but so difficult to identify.
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Report submitted by Vic Laubach (laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
