Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 18, 2008
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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 21 141
Bald Eagle 1 6 37
Northern Harrier 1 9 28
Sharp-shinned Hawk 53 483 807
Cooper's Hawk 22 79 134
Northern Goshawk 1 1 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 5 6
Broad-winged Hawk 0 10 14439
Red-tailed Hawk 8 32 55
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 2
American Kestrel 2 30 99
Merlin 3 9 12
Peregrine Falcon 3 10 20
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 4 9 15
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 100 707 15802
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Observation start time: 07:15:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 5.75 hours
Official Counter: Multiple Counters
Observers: Brenda Tekin, Vic Laubach
Visitors:
Bill Miller from North Carolina.
Bob & Carol from Savannah, Georgia.
Weather:
Chilly morning starting at 6.0C with a high of 15.5C. Brisk winds from the
WNW (although the upper level clouds were actually moving in from the
east). No clouds until 10 am when clouds began moving in and becoming
overcast by 11am when the temp. began falling from 15.5C to 11.0C by 1pm.
Humidity 65>48%.
Raptor Observations:
The first couple of hours were very productive with the following 46
raptors observed by 9am: 1 adult male Northern Goshawk, 3 Peregrine
Falcons, 3 Merlins, 27 Sharp-Shinned, 8 Coopers, 1 Red Shouldered, 2
Red-Tailed, and 1 Kestrel. An adult Bald Eagle at 10am. A good showing of
Coopers Hawks today. Only 3 raptors observed in the last hour.
Non-raptor Observations:
8 Ravens.A kettle of 40 Black Vultures.
60 Cedar Waxwings.50 Monarchs.
