Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 30, 2008
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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 3 5 5
BE 3 8 8
NH 0 0 0
SS 5 14 14
CH 2 3 3
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 0
BW 10 241 241
RT 0 0 0
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 3 3 3
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: 26 274 274
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Vic Laubach
Observers: Robert Plank, Rose Thomas
Visitors:
Josh Laubach
Marshall Faintich
Weather:
All fogged in until 9am. Warm day starting at 24*C with a high of 27*C.
Brisk breezes from the West at 20-28km/hr. Partly cloudy all day with
humidity falling from 74% to 47%.
Raptor Observations:
The day started out with 2 Ospreys in the morning, an American Kestrel, 3
Broad-winged Hawks, 5 Sharp-shinned Hawks, and 3 adult Bald Eagles (10:07,
10:16, and 10:27 am). The afternoon was comprised mostly of watching
vultures, swallows, and swifts along with another Osprey, 2 Coopers Hawks,
7 Broad-winged Hawks, and 2 Kestrels.
Non-raptor Observations:
A flock of 20 Nighthawks seen at 9:20am and two individuals at 4:30pm. 20
Monarchs and 11 Hummingbirds.
Predictions:
Sunny, clear, not as hot
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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
Directions to site:
The Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch is held on the grounds of the Inn at Afton,
located on the southern side of Rockfish Gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains,
just above where I-64 (exit 99) intersects with the southern end of the
Skyline Drive and the northern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway, just east of
Waynesboro, VA and approximately 22 miles west of Charlottesville, VA.
