Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 2017
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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 2 75 124
Bald Eagle 1 95 104
Northern Harrier 0 3 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 34 42
Cooper's Hawk 2 23 35
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 11 14
Broad-winged Hawk 27 1923 2021
Red-tailed Hawk 2 30 47
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 3 33 36
Merlin 0 4 4
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 4
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 1 6
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 6
Mississippi Kite 0 2 3
Total: 46 2241 2453
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Rose Thomas
Observers: Brenda Tekin, Dave Hunter, Josh Laubach, Vic Laubach
Visitors:
Beth Ann Doerring
Weather:
Moderate NW winds early shifting to mild SW breezes after 1pm. Mostly
cloudy (60-100%). Warm 17.7-24.0 C. Light rain between 9-10am.
Raptor Observations:
Adult BE at 11:28am. First raptor 9:47 BW.
Non-raptor Observations:
1 Monarch.
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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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