Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 24, 2011
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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 0 104 344
Bald Eagle 1 52 138
Northern Harrier 3 26 47
Sharp-shinned Hawk 34 1470 2060
Cooper's Hawk 6 195 282
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 8 9
Broad-winged Hawk 0 80 28790
Red-tailed Hawk 0 90 119
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 2 2
American Kestrel 0 103 288
Merlin 0 12 22
Peregrine Falcon 0 9 27
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 3
Unknown Buteo 0 1 5
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 4 4
Total: 46 2157 32140
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Observation start time: 08:45:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter: Rose Thomas
Observers:
Visitors:
A few visitors stopped by today including one who is no stranger to the
hawk watch. Former coordinator John Irvine of Harrisonburg made it up
today with his son, Jed, visiting from Carvallis, Oregon;
Bob Anderson of Coastal Virginia Wildlife Observatory;
Judy & Harry Vest of nearby Stuarts Draft, and Peter Clark.
Weather:
Overcast during the morning hours with faintest hint of a breeze E to SE,
temp: 16.5c>18.2c then dropping down to 16.5c; Humidity: 53%<46%>54%;
Bar.Pressure: 1003 dropping to 999 by last hour; Completely overcast with
clouds moving out by 3 p.m. EST; Hazy.
Raptor Observations:
A few birds moving through with a few highlights including three Northern
Harrier, another Bald Eagle, a sub-adult at 3:44 p.m.; and an adult Golden
Eagle flying over a few minutes before the Bald at 3:41.
Non-raptor Observations:
Two small flocks of Cedar Waxwing (6, 11);
Monarch Butterfly: 14
Predictions:
sunny
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Report submitted by Brenda Tekin (brenda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
