Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 18, 2004
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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 1 2 2
BE 0 1 1
NH 0 0 0
SS 0 4 4
CH 0 1 1
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 0
BW 0 43 43
RT 0 3 3
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: 1 54 54
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Observation start time: 16:30:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 0.5 hours
Official Counter: Brenda Tekin
Observers:
Weather:
Only 30 minutes of coverage today between 4:30-5 p.m. EST
Wind: East, 1-5km/h
Temp: 26.5c
Humidity: 66%
Bar.Pressure: 1020
Cloud Cover: mostly sunny
Thick haze on east and west side of ridge!
Observations:
Made quick trip up after work to pick up tally sheets from past several
days. I had just stepped out of van and in process of retrieving
binoculars when I spotted a large "M" shaped bird sailing across the
interstate toward the Inn on east side of the ridge, heading south. Time
was 4:30 p.m. EST!
Barn Swallow - only 1; seems the area summer residents have already
departed!
Hummingbird - 1
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Report submitted by Brenda Tekin (bt8x@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA information may be found at:
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