Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 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 7 22 202
Northern Harrier 0 16 75
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 65 1470
Cooper's Hawk 5 19 231
Northern Goshawk 0 1 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 9 37
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 10497
Red-tailed Hawk 61 190 380
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 4 16
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 2 4 29
Total: 86 333 13461
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Rose Thomas
Observers: Vic Laubach
Visitors:
Jennifer Jowdy
Weather:
Very strong west winds all day (25-31 mph steady with greater gusts)!
Chilly 7.6-10.0C temps. A few clouds (20%) early, becoming mostly just
clear blue skies. Very clear visibility all the way to the Allegheny
Mountains to the west.
Raptor Observations:
Slow but constant procession of raptors. Most were fighting the winds as
they tried to make their way up the ridgeline before speeding southward
across the gap. Seven Bald Eagles comprised of a 9:50am adult, an 11:50am
family of 4 (2 adult, 2 immature with the two young ones clashing as kids
do), a 12:48pm adult and 2:44pm adult. One adult Golden Eagle flew down the
west side of the mountain at 12:28pm.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Chillier but sunny with 10-15mph W winds.
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Report submitted by Vic Laubach (laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
