Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 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 20 221
Bald Eagle 5 64 246
Northern Harrier 4 17 48
Sharp-shinned Hawk 113 1194 1781
Cooper's Hawk 22 215 333
Northern Goshawk 1 3 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 11 26
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1029 23586
Red-tailed Hawk 46 150 206
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 6 12
American Kestrel 7 100 261
Merlin 3 20 71
Peregrine Falcon 1 15 52
Unknown Accipiter 0 8 13
Unknown Buteo 0 1 4
Unknown Falcon 0 1 7
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 1 13 31
Mississippi Kite 0 1 10
Total: 207 2868 26913
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Vic Laubach
Observers: William Leigh
Visitors:
John Shea (NY), Tom St. Anre, Saundra Winstad, Dema Flynn.
Weather:
A terrific hawk-watching day with super clouds and winds. Very strong W
winds all day. 13-17.6C. Starting off 100% overcast with cloud cover
diminishing gradually to 40% at 3pm. Clear visibility.
Raptor Observations:
The raptors kept us busy today; having 12 different species including all 3
falcons, all 3 accipiters, and both eagles! Constant flow of accipiters
coming in from the NE fighting the west winds before eventually shooting
across the gap to the south. An immature Northern Goshawk flew down the
west side of the gap at 1:40pm. An immature Golden Eagle at 12:25pm. Five
Bald Eagles: 10:26 AD, 11:56 1YR, 12:06 3YR, 12:25 2YR, 2:47 2YR.
Non-raptor Observations:
21 Monarchs. 1 Chimney Swift, 112 Fish Crow, 7 Raven, 2 Tree Swallow, 288
American Robin, 1 Cape May Warbler, and an unknown shorebird.
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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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