Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 21, 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 0 3 3
Bald Eagle 0 9 9
Northern Harrier 1 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 5 5
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 7 142 142
Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 3
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 5 5
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: 11 172 172
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Observation start time: 09:45:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 6.25 hours
Official Counter: Rose Thomas
Observers:
Visitors:
Curtis Dusthimer, Mark Johnson, Marshall Faintich
Weather:
Sunny early, partly cloudy midday, and back to sun by 4pm. Light N breeze
early switching to S wind by 2pm. Temp. 21-26*C.
Raptor Observations:
The first Northern Harrier of the season flew by today at 10:54am.
Non-raptor Observations:
8 Waxwings. 9 Monarch butterflies.
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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
