Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 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 99 115
Bald Eagle 0 21 31
Northern Harrier 0 15 17
Sharp-shinned Hawk 22 236 254
Cooper's Hawk 5 42 46
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 34 14170 14413
Red-tailed Hawk 1 20 20
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 62 66
Merlin 0 3 3
Peregrine Falcon 0 7 7
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 6
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 63 14685 14983
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Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.25 hours
Official Counter: Rose Thomas
Observers: Dave Hunter, Vic Laubach
Visitors:
Steve Botts, Mark Chittonda, Marshall Faintich, Nancy Corwin
Weather:
Warm clear day with few clouds. Hazy low to the east and west valleys.
Light breezes from the N in the morning switching to from the SE in the
afternoon. Temp 15-21.5C. Humidity 74->56%.
Raptor Observations:
A calm day with an average of 8 birds/hour.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Similar to today but a little cooler. Winds from ENE.
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Report submitted by Brenda Tekin (bt8x@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA information may be found at:
http://home.ntelos.net/~btkin/rockfish_gap_hawk_watch
