Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2005
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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 8 121 138
BE 0 16 30
NH 0 21 23
SS 17 200 215
CH 11 41 45
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 2 2
BW 2639 6646 6830
RT 11 65 100
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 10 90 93
ML 0 2 2
PG 0 2 2
UA 0 3 5
UB 0 6 13
UF 0 1 1
UE 0 1 1
UR 1 12 12
Total: 2697 7229 7512
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7.17 hours
Official Counter: Jennifer Gaden
Observers: Allen Larner, Brenda Tekin, Jennifer Gaden
Visitors:
Observers included:
Jennifer Gaden
Allen Larner
Lois Gebhardt
Robert and Wallace Plank
Buck Edwards
Brenda Tekin
Weather:
Beautiful, fall-like day except for breezy conditions later in the day.
Wind: SE-SSE 6-11 km/h increasing to 12-28km/h by 12:30 p.m. Standard
time;
Temp: 16.5c > 21.5 c
Humidity: 40% > 50%;
Bar.Pressure: 1016>1017
Visibility: crystal clear for miles 42+km
Raptor Observations:
Slow morning. Three observers on extended lunch hour were rewarded with
several impressive BW flights, bulk pushing through between 12:40 - 1:10
p.m. standard time; No BW observed after 2 p.m.;
BW hourly flight: 10-11:5; 11-12:3; (No coverage between 12-12:30);
12:30-1: 738 (included one wave of 616 at 12:51); 1-2:1,893 (included one
large flight of 1,765 and 1 group of 96)
Non-raptor Observations:
Monarch Butterfly - 136;
Blue Jay: very vocal with increasing nunmbers;
Common Yellowthroat;
Palm Warbler;
Northern Flicker;
Chimney Swift
Predictions:
more sunshine and cooler
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Report submitted by Brenda Tekin (bt8x@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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