Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 31, 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 27 27
Bald Eagle 2 8 8
Northern Harrier 1 2 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 13 13
Cooper's Hawk 0 4 4
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 5
Broad-winged Hawk 13 117 117
Red-tailed Hawk 3 9 9
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 8 8
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: 22 193 193
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Rose Thomas
Observers: Brenda Tekin, Jenn Detweiler
Visitors:
John McGee, and David Fox. New Rockfish Gap counter Jenn Detweiler was on
board as an observer for her first time today. Welcome to the team, Jenn!
Weather:
Overall, a rather nice day for our last day of August! Light wind all day,
out of the WNW early, and out of the ESE later in the day. Less humid and
slightly cooler than the last few days (22.2-29.8C). 100% cloud cover
early, decreasing to 15% by 12:00pm EST and increasing back to 50% clouds
by 3pm.
Raptor Observations:
Surprisingly, quite a decent day! A nice showing of Broad-wings, most
distant off to the east over the Cut Through, likely would have gone unseen
if not for the nice spotting clouds.
Highlight birds today included the season's second Northern Harrier and 2
more Bald Eagles (both adults, 12:58pm and 2:39pm).
Non-raptor Observations:
7 Cedar Waxwings, 25 Chimney Swifts, 1 Hummingbird, 2 Scarlet Tanagers.
Predictions:
Mixed sun/clouds, light NE Wind, slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the late afternoon.
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Report submitted by Gabriel Mapel (birdmangabriel@xxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
