Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 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 1 156 190
Bald Eagle 1 94 114
Northern Harrier 0 23 28
Sharp-shinned Hawk 23 445 458
Cooper's Hawk 4 94 105
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 13 17
Broad-winged Hawk 6 23326 23560
Red-tailed Hawk 1 63 80
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 4 4
American Kestrel 0 56 64
Merlin 0 8 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 9 10
Unknown Accipiter 0 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: 36 24315 24666
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Vic Laubach
Observers: Brenda Tekin, Gabriel Mapel, Mark Johnson
Visitors:
At least 10 visitors today.
Weather:
Mild E winds. 16.4-20.1C. Overcast all day with a good number of dark
clouds. Fog in first hour.
Raptor Observations:
Immature BE 10:16am.
Non-raptor Observations:
2 Blackpoll Warbler, 1 N Parula, 2 Magnolia Warbler, 1 Cape May Warbler, 1
BTG Warbler, 1 Red-eyed Vireo, 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 8 Rusty Blackbirds,
440 Grackles, 64 Tree Swallow, 13 Raven, 246 Blue Jay, 22 Flicker, 1
Red-headed Woodpecker, 1 hummingbird, 32 Swifts.
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Report submitted by Vic Laubach (laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
