Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 23, 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 6 6
Bald Eagle 0 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 19 167 167
Red-tailed Hawk 1 4 4
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 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: 20 206 206
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Rose Thomas
Observers:
Visitors:
Walt Childs, Marshall Faintich, Tom Mizell
Weather:
Clear early becoming partly cloudy by 1pm. Warm 22-30*C temps. Very light &
variable breezes.
Raptor Observations:
16 of the 20 birds were observed between 1-3pm.
Non-raptor Observations:
7 Monarchs, 21 Chimney Swifts, 1 Hummingbird, 7 Ravens
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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
