Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 27, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 0 0
TV 0 0 0
OS 1 4 4
BE 4 11 11
NH 1 1 1
SS 0 10 10
CH 0 0 0
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 1 1
BW 2 63 63
RT 2 3 3
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 1 1
AK 0 2 2
ML 0 0 0
PG 0 0 0
UA 0 0 0
UB 0 0 0
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 0 0
Total: 10 96 96
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Multiple Counters
Observers: Allen Larner, Robert Plank
Weather:
Much improved from previous day. North breeze 1-10 km/h throughout the
day;
Temp: 24C increasing to 25C droppig to 23 by 12 p.m. EST; holding steady
at 25c in afternoon;
Humidity: 64% > 68% < 59% > 64%;
Bar.Pressure: 1019;
Cloud Cover: mostly cloudy decreasing to partly cloudy by 11 a.m.
Afternoon clear to less than 15% cloud cover.
Visibility for miles and miles and little haze.
Raptor Observations:
Basically a slow day but four more Bald Eagle certainly a highlight! - 3
adults and 1 1st year
Non-raptor Observations:
Hummingbird - 5;
Eastern Kingbird - 3;
Chimney Swift - 5 during day; evening count - 686 with most heading west
into Waynesboro;
Indigo Bunting: small group of 5, possibly a family group. One fading
adult male, at least one adult female and possibly 2 hatch year birds, all
together in vegetation. (photographed)
Monarch Butterfly - 7;
Predictions:
Haven't a clue!
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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
