Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 23, 2013
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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 0 220
Bald Eagle 1 29 188
Northern Harrier 0 6 61
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 50 1364
Cooper's Hawk 0 24 328
Northern Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 25 59
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 23575
Red-tailed Hawk 6 370 641
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 12 20
American Kestrel 0 0 133
Merlin 0 0 28
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 33
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 21
Unknown Buteo 0 1 7
Unknown Falcon 0 0 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 0 5 33
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 9 527 26718
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:15:00
Total observation time: 5.25 hours
Official Counter: Gabriel Mapel
Observers:
Visitors:
Ruth Douglas, Mary Mapel
Weather:
Cold 4.8-9.2C. Very strong WNW winds early, diminishing to moderate winds
after 1pm.
Raptor Observations:
4th-YR BE 1:51pm.
Non-raptor Observations:
RT with white secondaries.
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Report submitted by Vic Laubach (laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
