Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 22, 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 0 0 227
Bald Eagle 15 77 298
Northern Harrier 2 10 50
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 71 989
Cooper's Hawk 6 30 248
Northern Goshawk 0 3 8
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 66 103
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 22341
Red-tailed Hawk 29 266 438
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 2
Golden Eagle 0 18 28
American Kestrel 0 1 120
Merlin 0 5 53
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 34
Unknown Accipiter 0 3 20
Unknown Buteo 0 1 14
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 0 7 29
Mississippi Kite 0 0 3
Total: 60 559 25008
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 16:15:00
Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Gabriel Mapel
Observers: Vic Laubach, William Leigh
Visitors:
Jennifer Jowdy, Deb & Ralph Siefken (Gettysburg, PA), Nancy Locher
(Gettysburg, PA), Elizabeth Hunter (Bakersville, NC), Nelson Lewis,
Jennifer Yourkavitch.
Weather:
Strong and gusty WNW Winds! 9.7-6.8C temps. A few clouds early than an
all blue sky after 12pm. Clear visibility.
Raptor Observations:
Plenty of action throughout the day to keep us entertained, with a lot of
birds flying fast and low due to the high winds. Two immature Northern
Harriers flew across the gap side-by-side at 10:17am. Another excellent
Bald Eagle day with 15: 11 adults (10:59, 10:59, 11:11, 12:27, 12:52,
12:52, 12:55, 12:58, 12:58, 1:06, 3:43), and 4 immature (12:45 2nd-YR,
12:48 1st-YR, 1:50 unaged immature, 3:25 2nd-YR).
Non-raptor Observations:
27 Fish Crows, 95 Waxwings, 30 Grackles, 12 Goldfinches.
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Report submitted by Gabriel Mapel (birdmangabriel@xxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
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