Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 27, 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 25 25
Bald Eagle 0 4 4
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 11 11
Cooper's Hawk 0 3 3
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 5
Broad-winged Hawk 5 101 101
Red-tailed Hawk 0 6 6
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 7 7
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: 6 162 162
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Rose Thomas
Observers:
Visitors:
Ellison O????; Allen Belden
Weather:
N to NW winds throughout the day. Temp:16.8C>24.5C; Humidity:72%<43%;
Bar.Pressure:2809<2802; increasing cloud cover to 50%;
Raptor Observations:
Slower than yesterday. Birds just not motivated to move down the ridge.
Non-raptor Observations:
Monarch Butterfly-6; Ruby-throated Hummingbird-6; Cedar Waxwing-11; Chimney
Swift-5
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Report submitted by Brenda Tekin (brenda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
