Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 2020
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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 7 40 107
Bald Eagle 20 32 98
Northern Harrier 0 1 7
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 5 13
Cooper's Hawk 5 6 19
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 9
Broad-winged Hawk 58 109 364
Red-tailed Hawk 18 31 79
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 9 25
Merlin 0 0 2
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 1 5
Mississippi Kite 0 1 2
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 112 236 732
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Josh Laubach
Observers: Betty Mooney, Brenda Tekin, Dave Hunter, Janet Paisley,
Vic Laubach
Visitors:
Anne Cline, Penny Warren, Mark Johnson, Chris Monahan, Randy and Sue
Thrasher, Peter Norment, John Norment, Patty, Connor Farrell
Weather:
Mostly sunny day with 13-20C temps. Moderate NW wind early changing to mild
W wind after 11am.
Raptor Observations:
Our first triple-digit raptor day of the season! 20 Bald Eagles: 2 1st-YR,
2 2nd-YR and 16 adult.
Non-raptor Observations:
17 Monarchs, 12 hummingbird, 1 American Redstart, 2 Black-throated Blue
Warbler, 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 6 Pine Siskin, 1 Yellow-throated Vireo, 4
Red-headed Woodpecker, 45 Chimney Swift.
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Report submitted by Vic Laubach (laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
More site information at hawkcount.org:
http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=491
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