Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2020
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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 6 139 206
Bald Eagle 9 165 231
Northern Harrier 0 14 20
Sharp-shinned Hawk 72 329 337
Cooper's Hawk 7 55 68
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 12 20
Broad-winged Hawk 181 29205 29460
Red-tailed Hawk 7 93 141
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 3 3
American Kestrel 2 86 102
Merlin 0 20 22
Peregrine Falcon 3 12 12
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 5
Unknown Buteo 0 4 4
Unknown Falcon 0 4 4
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 2 10 14
Mississippi Kite 0 2 3
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 291 30159 30655
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Vic Laubach
Observers: Dave Hunter, Gabriel Mapel, Janet Paisley, Rose Thomas
Visitors:
Rich Wood, Mike McMahan, David White, Elaine Carwile, Penny Warren, Ellison
Orcutt, Kathy Louthan (Richmond), Joe and Patty Elton (Pohatan), Buzz Van
Santvoord, Amy Neale, Jone-Lin Wang and Ray Squitieri (Chevy Chase, MD),
George and Kathryn Clemo (Roanoke), Saron and Scott Willet (Cana, VA).
Weather:
Clear blue skies all day with mild WNW breezes and 4-22C temps. Mostly
clear visibility with some haziness in distance near horizon.
Raptor Observations:
Nine Bald Eagles (6 adult and 3 immature). All three Peregrines were adults
between 2:30-4:30pm.
Non-raptor Observations:
42 Monarchs. 1 Common Nighthawk, 5 hummingbird, 65 Chimney Swift, 14
Red-headed Woodpecker, 275 Blue Jay, 10 Raven, 1 Tree Swallow, 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1 Tennessee Warbler, 1 Cape May Warbler, 1 Scarlet
Tanager.
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Report submitted by Vic Laubach (laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
More site information at hawkcount.org:
http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=491
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