Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 23, 2015
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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 19
Bald Eagle 1 3 3
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 10 10
Cooper's Hawk 0 3 3
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 5
Broad-winged Hawk 10 69 69
Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 4
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 5 5
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 13 118 118
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Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 15:15:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Rose Thomas
Observers: Brenda Tekin
Visitors:
Ernie Miller, Jessica Ausura, Joanne Bricker, Doug Rogers
Weather:
Lovely day! Light SE wind increasing late afternoon. Temp 22.6C
increasing to 28.2C. Just the right amount of cloud cover to spot birds in
the bright blue sky.
Raptor Observations:
A slow day with some of the Broad-wing just milling around without
crossing the gap including a group of four seen several times today. An
adult BAEA at 1:11 PM EDST.
Non-raptor Observations:
Cedar Waxwing-10; Ruby-throated Humingbird-2; Butterflies galore amongst
the hillside of thistle that included Monarch Butterfly-7, Great Spangled
Fritillary, Common Branded Skipper, Painted Lady, Black Swallowtail,
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.
Visitors Ernie Miller and Jessica Ausura reported a group of 13 Common
Nighhawk and an adult Bald Eagle flew over the previous evening (Saturday,
Aug. 22).
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Report submitted by Brenda Tekin (brenda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
