Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 20, 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 1 3 3
Bald Eagle 1 9 9
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 3 3
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 3 135 135
Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 3
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 4 4
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 7 161 161
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Rose Thomas
Observers:
Weather:
Cloudy early becoming mostly sunny by noon. Light breeze from SE. Temp.
27-26*C.
Raptor Observations:
A slow day, but another Osprey, Red-shouldered Hawk and the 8th Bald Eagle
of the season (adult, 10:53am).
Non-raptor Observations:
6 Cedar Waxwing, 1 Pileated Woodpecker, many Tree Swallows and Goldfinch.
26 Chimney Swifts.
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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
