Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 16, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 0 0
TV 0 0 0
OS 0 0 0
BE 1 1 1
NH 0 0 0
SS 7 7 7
CH 0 0 0
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 0
BW 1 1 1
RT 0 0 0
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 0 0
ML 0 0 0
PG 0 0 0
UA 0 0 0
UB 0 0 0
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 0 0
Total: 9 9 9
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Vic Laubach
Observers:
Visitors:
Eve Gaige from Palmyra, VA (first time seeing a BE!) ... she's hooked!
Weather:
Opening day of the 2008 hawk watch was gorgeous! The morning started out at
59*F with a high of 75*F. There was low fog until 9am. Blue skies with only
a few clouds. Light, breezy winds from the NW.
Raptor Observations:
There were many turkey and black vultures all day long, several local
Red-Tailed Hawks, and one Coopers Hawk which didn't seem to be migrating.
The highlight was an adult Bald Eagle at 1:31pm flying high and steady! I
think that's a good sign for the season!
Non-raptor Observations:
Lots of Barn Swallows and some Chimney Swifts. One Great Blue Heron flew
high overhead heading Northwest. Seven Monarch butterflies.
Predictions:
Beautiful weather!
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Report submitted by Brenda Tekin (bt8x@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA information may be found at:
http://home.ntelos.net/~btkin/rockfish_gap_hawk_watch
