Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 2015
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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 0 1 213
Bald Eagle 0 3 183
Northern Harrier 1 15 74
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 43 1448
Cooper's Hawk 0 10 222
Northern Goshawk 0 1 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 33
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 10497
Red-tailed Hawk 1 40 230
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 14
American Kestrel 0 0 187
Merlin 0 1 47
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 40
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 18
Unknown Buteo 0 0 5
Unknown Falcon 0 0 10
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 25
Total: 2 122 13250
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Observation start time: 12:30:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 3 hours
Official Counter: Vic Laubach
Observers:
Weather:
Rains moved in from the WSW overnight with a short dry period before 9am.
First 30 minutes of the watch were actually 8:30-9:00am and then the count
continued again at 1:00pm (HawkCount didn't allow the day's count to be
split). Low, dark overcast clouds all day. Rain starting at 9:00am with
steady rain for the next 4 hours, decreasing to a drizzle at 1pm, then dry
after 2pm with fog rolling in over the ridge. Moderate W winds all day.
Temp. dropping throught the day 18.4-12.0C.
Raptor Observations:
An adult, male Northern Harrier flapped its way over the gap at 8:35am.
Several Red-tailed Hawks kiting throughout the day with one moving through
in the afternoon.
Non-raptor Observations:
Lots of Waxwings, Robins and Red-winged Blackbirds moving through. A couple
of Black and Turkey Vultures appears around 2pm.
Predictions:
Clear and mostly sunny.
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Report submitted by Vic Laubach (laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
