Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 31, 2012
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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 3 32 32
Bald Eagle 12 36 36
Northern Harrier 1 4 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 18 18
Cooper's Hawk 1 4 4
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 30 272 272
Red-tailed Hawk 0 7 7
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 13 29 29
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 1 3 3
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 64 407 407
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 15:15:00
Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Multiple Counters
Observers: Gabriel Mapel, Rose Thomas, Vic Laubach
Visitors:
Daniel Mapel, Pat Cheeks
Weather:
Hot day with 25-32*C temps. Nice, moderate W winds all day really helped
get the birds moving today! Clear blue skies in morning becoming 40% cloudy
by 1pm.
Raptor Observations:
Another banner day for Bald Eagles with 12 total (7 between 1-2pm): 8
adults (10:25am, 10:49am, 1:01pm, 1:23pm, 1:26pm, 1:56pm, 1:58pm, 2:30pm)
and 4 immatures (10:33am, 10:59am, 1:33pm, 1:57pm). A nice showing of 13
Kestrels, and 3 more Osprey.
Non-raptor Observations:
Lots of hummingbirds today zipping by, often in pairs, with a total of 44
(not close to the record of 71 on 8/30/09).
50 Chimney Swifts, 4 Monarch butterflies, 3 Cedar Waxwings.A nice count of 14 Ravens today.
