Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 01, 2018
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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 1 34
Bald Eagle 0 0 7
Northern Harrier 0 0 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 3
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 5
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 5
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 126
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 14
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 7
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 3
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 1 1 207
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Observation start time: 10:15:00
Observation end time: 12:45:00
Total observation time: 2.5 hours
Official Counter: Vic Laubach
Observers:
Weather:
Rockfish Gap fogged in most of morning, beginning to clear at 10:15am. Fog
slowly and constantly blowing in from the east, filling the gap entirely.
It finally lifted for the most part to east and west, but it never lifted
overhead. 27.8-26.2C temp. Mild E breeze. Very poor visibility. Dark grey
clouds and rain moved in just after noon.
Raptor Observations:
Managed to squeeze out one Osprey out to the west flying due south at very
low altitude.
Non-raptor Observations:
2 Monarchs, 8 hummingbirds, 112 Chimney Swifts, 24 Barn Swallows. Lots of
dragonflies.
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Report submitted by Vic Laubach (laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
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