Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 18, 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 1 19 220
Bald Eagle 1 57 239
Northern Harrier 0 10 41
Sharp-shinned Hawk 25 1065 1652
Cooper's Hawk 3 192 310
Northern Goshawk 0 2 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 8 23
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1029 23586
Red-tailed Hawk 8 70 126
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 4 10
American Kestrel 0 93 254
Merlin 0 17 68
Peregrine Falcon 1 13 50
Unknown Accipiter 2 7 12
Unknown Buteo 1 1 4
Unknown Falcon 0 1 7
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 0 12 30
Mississippi Kite 0 1 10
Total: 44 2601 26646
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Rose Thomas
Observers: Brenda Tekin
Visitors:
Bill Lipcsey, Ezra Staengl, Joe Minor, Jennifer Jowdy, Janet Castleman.
Weather:
Moderate NW winds dying down after 2pm. A few clouds early but clear blue
sky after 11am. 7.3-13.7C. Clear visibility.
Raptor Observations:
Rose says: "Today was colder, difficult sky, and fewer birds. The best bird
today was the late day peregrine." An immature (3-4YR) Bald Eagle at 9:40.
Non-raptor Observations:
24 Monarchs. Ezra spotted two Common Loons. Two large groups of DC
Cormorants came through close together (>100 total). A Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker, 100 Fish Crows.
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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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