Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 27, 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 2 155 189
Bald Eagle 4 93 113
Northern Harrier 0 23 28
Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 422 435
Cooper's Hawk 5 90 101
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 13 17
Broad-winged Hawk 11 23320 23554
Red-tailed Hawk 7 62 79
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 4 4
American Kestrel 8 56 64
Merlin 2 8 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 9 10
Unknown Accipiter 2 11 11
Unknown Buteo 0 2 3
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 10 13
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 58 24279 24630
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Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.25 hours
Official Counter: Gabriel Mapel
Observers: Vic Laubach
Visitors:
Jennifer Gaden, Andrew Clem, Mary Mapel, Tom Lord, R.A. Skwarlo, James &
Jolleen Wallace, Ruth Douglas, Rosemary Allen, Don Bourret, Larry & JoAnn
Parks, Pat Blyer (Mchanicsville, VA).
Weather:
Moderate winds, NNW early then shifting to E after 1pm. 14.8-23.5C. No
clouds early increasing steadily to 95% by 2pm. Clear visibility.
Raptor Observations:
Four immature BE: a pair at 2:47pm and a pair at 3:19pm. Two Merlin (12:01
and 1:36). First bird 8:53am BW, last bird 3:19 BE.
Non-raptor Observations:
9 Monarchs, 1 Blue Grosebeak, 12 Flicker, 1 Hummingbird, 30 Swifts, 100
Grackles, 14 Red-bellied Woodpecker, 2 Red-headed Woodpecker, 1
Blackburnian Warbler, 4 Raven, 1 Scarlet Tanager, 1 BTB Warbler, 2 Tree
Swallow, 123 Blue Jays, 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Predictions:
Nice
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Report submitted by Vic Laubach (laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
