Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2011
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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 0 107 347
Bald Eagle 3 65 151
Northern Harrier 0 32 53
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 1655 2245
Cooper's Hawk 0 210 297
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 11 12
Broad-winged Hawk 0 80 28790
Red-tailed Hawk 8 153 182
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 0 108 293
Merlin 0 15 25
Peregrine Falcon 0 9 27
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 3
Unknown Buteo 0 1 5
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 4 4
Total: 14 2455 32438
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Observation start time: 10:30:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00
Total observation time: 3 hours
Official Counter: Rose Thomas
Observers:
Weather:
Light SE breezes. Temp. 10.0-10.8C. Mostly sunny.
Raptor Observations:
Group of 3 Bald Eagles (1 adult + 2 juveniles) flew over at 12:19pm.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Vic Laubach (laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
