Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 13, 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 0 18 219
Bald Eagle 10 45 227
Northern Harrier 0 8 39
Sharp-shinned Hawk 56 682 1269
Cooper's Hawk 7 139 257
Northern Goshawk 0 1 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 19
Broad-winged Hawk 2 1025 23582
Red-tailed Hawk 4 44 100
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 3 9
American Kestrel 5 61 222
Merlin 1 9 60
Peregrine Falcon 1 8 45
Unknown Accipiter 1 3 8
Unknown Buteo 0 0 3
Unknown Falcon 0 0 6
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 0 9 27
Mississippi Kite 0 0 9
Total: 88 2059 26104
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Vic Laubach
Observers:
Visitors:
Betty Mooney, Bill Lipcsey, Bob Letts, Maynard Davis, Leigh Sardakowdky,
Amy Neale, Guy and Susan Babineau, Erik and Susan Bodin, Jennifer Jowdy.
Thanks Betty and Susan for spotting those Bald Eagles, and thanks
especially to Bill for finding that Golden Eagle for us!
Weather:
Very nice day. Cool 11.1-18.8C temps. Strong W winds through noon, then
mild W winds thereafter. Partly to mostly cloudy with nice clouds.
Unusually clear with 30km visibility.
Raptor Observations:
A good, constant flight throughout the day with 50 of the 88 raptors
observed between 8-11am. Adult Golden Eagle at 2:41pm flew through right
over our heads. 10 Bald Eagles: 8:38 1-YR, 8:55 AD, 9:05 AD, 9:45 4-YR,
10:55 AD, 11:48 1-YR, 12:33 1-YR, 1:42 1-YR, 2:10 4-YR, 2:46 AD.
Non-raptor Observations:
A big flight of 431 Northern Flicker (usually flying in groups of 5-15).
Mixed in with the flickers were 26 Red-bellied Woodpecker, 5 Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker, 4 Chimney Swift, 179 Tree Swallow, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch.
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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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