Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 22, 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 3 6 6
Bald Eagle 4 13 13
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 5 5
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 6 148 148
Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 3
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 6 6
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: 14 186 186
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Rose Thomas
Observers: Vic Laubach
Visitors:
Carol Cwildinski and Steve Small (from Oregon, moving to D.C. - will be
back to visit again), Eve Gaige, and Nancy Davidson
Weather:
Light SSE breezes. Mostly sunny becoming mostly cloudy by 2pm. Temp.
23-27*C. Several rain storms rolled northward nearby on the west side of
the gap.
Raptor Observations:
Four Bald Eagles today (3 adults at 10:35am, 11:33am, 1:06pm and an
immature at 12:06 pm) makes 13 total for the first 10 days of the season.
Three more Osprey and a Kestrel.
Non-raptor Observations:
4 Monarchs, 14 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
