Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 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 2 53 293
Bald Eagle 3 12 98
Northern Harrier 1 2 23
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 68 658
Cooper's Hawk 1 13 100
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 1
Broad-winged Hawk 3 26 28736
Red-tailed Hawk 0 12 41
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 14 199
Merlin 0 0 10
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 22
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 4
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 12 205 30188
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Observation start time: 13:30:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 2 hours
Official Counter: Vic Laubach
Observers: Gabriel Mapel
Visitors:
Daniel Mapel
Weather:
Cold and rainy in the morning. In the afternoon, the sky remained overcast
with dark, low clouds, but no precipitation. Strong NW wind and temp.
17-18C. Clear visibility. Some blue sky was mixed in by 3:30pm.
Raptor Observations:
Three immature Bald Eagles: 2:05pm, 2:20pm, and 2:50pm. A Red-Tailed Hawk,
which was tiny compared to the eagle, took a dive on one of the eagles,
which only provoked a slight tilt by the eagle without altering its
course.
A very low, close, adult male Harrier was spotted by Gabriel down over
highway 64, which proceeded slowly through Rockfish Gap to the west side.
Although the total count for these 2 hours was only 12, 7 species were
represented today, plus a few additional, non-migrating Red-Tailed Hawks.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
SUN, blue skies, and warmer temps ... finally!
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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
