Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 09, 2010
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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 1 26 46
Bald Eagle 0 5 18
Northern Harrier 0 1 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 7 23
Cooper's Hawk 1 8 12
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 68 120
Red-tailed Hawk 0 12 21
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 27 32
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 5
Total: 2 158 283
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Observation start time: 13:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 2 hours
Official Counter: Vic Laubach
Observers:
Visitors:
Nancy
Weather:
Sunny and warm, temp. 23*C. Moderate NW breezes. Clear, nearly cloudless
skies. Excellent visibility
Raptor Observations:
Usually we scan the skies for raptors and mark down other sightings we
happen upon such as Monarchs and hummingbirds. However, this afternoon, I
found myself scanning the skies for Monarchs and hummingbirds instead
because that's all there was except for only 1 Osprey and 1 Coopers Hawk.
Non-raptor Observations:
7 Hummingbirds and 16 Monarchs. Chimney Swifts.
Predictions:
Sunny & warm again.
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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
