Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 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 10 10 250
Bald Eagle 4 4 90
Northern Harrier 0 0 21
Sharp-shinned Hawk 49 49 639
Cooper's Hawk 10 10 97
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 1
Broad-winged Hawk 6 6 28716
Red-tailed Hawk 9 9 38
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 1 1
American Kestrel 6 6 191
Merlin 0 0 10
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 18
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: 95 95 30078
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Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.25 hours
Official Counter: Brenda Tekin
Observers: Gabriel Mapel, Josh Laubach, Vic Laubach, William Leigh
Visitors:
A big thanks to John & Marilyn Adair (from Yorktown, VA) for visiting and
treating us to fresh Apple Dumplings, which were delicious by the way! Stop
by again when you're passing through! Other visitors who braved the fierce
winds included Bob Eggleston, Ken Hinkle, Janet Paisley, Diane Lepkowski,
John Spar, and a few others.
Weather:
Chilly and very, very windy. NW winds at 30-37mph all day. Temp.
11.8-14.5C. Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy after
lunch and overcast by 2pm. Clear visibility and 45-49% humidity.
Raptor Observations:
The birds were flying well in the morning, but for some reason things
really slowed down in the afternoon. Only 3 raptors seen from 2-4pm.
The first Golden Eagle of the season, an immature, flew by at 8:45am.
All 4 Bald Eagles flew by between 10-11am: 3 adults at 10:16, 10:26 and
10:45am and 1 immature at 10:27am.
Non-raptor Observations:
183 Monarchs.
1 DC Cormorant.
House Wren.
A good number of Chimney Swifts.
Some Tree Sparrows.
Predictions:
50% rain, cloudy, cool, and high of 51F.
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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
