Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 25, 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 23 23
Bald Eagle 0 4 4
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 91 91
Red-tailed Hawk 1 6 6
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 6 6
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: 12 148 148
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 15:45:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Dave Hunter
Observers:
Visitors:
Elaine Carwile, Ben Pumphrey
Weather:
Westerly breeze throughout the day; temp:18c>22.7C; Humidity:69% dropping
to 42%; Bar.Pressure:2791<2785; zero cloud cover with haze out over the
valley to east and west.
Raptor Observations:
A bit slow but typical this early in the season.
"For seldom was heard an encouraging bird and the sky was not cloudy all
day."...Dave Hunter, August 25, 2015.
Non-raptor Observations:
Monarch Butterfly-7; Ruby-throated Hummingbird-3; Chimney Swift-18; Barn
Swallow-2
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Report submitted by Brenda Tekin (brenda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
