Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 26, 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 3 7 7
Bald Eagle 0 2 2
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 8 8
Cooper's Hawk 0 3 3
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 21 82 82
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 0
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 26 102 102
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Observation start time: 11:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Rose Thomas
Observers:
Visitors:
Doug Wigner and Nancy ?? (Sorry, couldn't read the counter's notes), from
Lynchburg Bird Club
Weather:
(Fog early a.m.)
Another warm, humid day. Winds continued out of the SE to SSE, 1-5 km/h
increasing to 6-11 km/h; Temp: 27c>29c; Humidity: 66%<62%; Bar.Pressure:
1002<1000; Cloud Cover: Started out completely overcast clearing to mostly
cloudy for rest of the day.
Raptor Observations:
Counter Rose Thomas reported an adult Bald Eagle heading north over
Waynesboro and harrassed by a southward bound Osprey at 2p.m. BAEA was not
included in the day's count.
Non-raptor Observations:
Two White-tailed Deer grazing along old skating rink just below observation
post.
Predictions:
Tomorrow may be a wash with outer bands of Irene beginning to move into our
region later this evening.
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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
