Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2011
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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 3 99 339
Bald Eagle 3 45 131
Northern Harrier 0 22 43
Sharp-shinned Hawk 122 1296 1886
Cooper's Hawk 12 176 263
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 6 7
Broad-winged Hawk 0 78 28788
Red-tailed Hawk 0 70 99
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 5 94 279
Merlin 2 11 21
Peregrine Falcon 1 8 26
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 2
Unknown Buteo 0 1 5
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 3 3
Total: 148 1910 31893
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 15:15:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Multiple Counters
Observers: Gabriel Mapel, Pete Nebel, Rose Thomas, Vic Laubach
Visitors:
Andrew Clem. Sorry, I can't read the handwriting for 3 additional visitors
today. Sorry Andrew, I hate to say it, but in addition to you arriving only
2 minutes after a Merlin flew by, another Merlin and a Peregrine flew by
within 5 minutes after you left (not your lucky day)!
Weather:
Partly cloudy early, becoming all overcast by 1pm. Mild SW breezes in the
morning calming to variable breezes by 2pm. Temp. 16.5C-18.7-12.4C. Very
clear visibility >30km. Low humidity of 40-50%.
Raptor Observations:
Constant flow of Accipiters throughout the day. Three Bald Eagles: 9:22am
immature, 10:25pm adult, and 12:46pm immature. The adult eagle was sighted
extremely low to the west, in front of the "brick plant", proceeding in
front of "the hump" and disappearing behind "the turtle". All three falcon
species sighted. Ospreys continue to fly!
Non-raptor Observations:
Lots of Tree Swallows.
1 DC Cormorant.
Flicker.
5 Ravens.
Predictions:
More sun, and chilly again.
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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
