Susanna,
The chimney swifts were out last night about 7:15. There are two chimneys
on that road and the swifts were using the one closest to Glebe Road. I
think they may switch between both chimneys. Apologies if I did not reply
to the list correctly.
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1. Re: Chimney Swifts (Schnably, Susanna)
2. Partial and unofficial Snickers Gap count (Emily Southgate)
3. Conway-Robinson State Forest migrants (Marc Ribaudo)
4. brown pelican sandy river reservoir prince edward co (Warren R.)
5. Brown pelican at Sandy river reservoir prince edward co va
(Warren R.)
6. Harvey's Knob (20 Sep 2018) 1388 Raptors (reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
7. Kiptopeke Hawkwatch (20 Sep 2018) 1102 Raptors
(reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
8. Snickers Gap (20 Sep 2018) 119 Raptors (reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
9. Hawkwatch report - Buffalo Mountain NAP (2675 Broad-winged
Hawks) (Eric Harrold)
10. Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch (20 Sep 2018) 1830 Raptors
(reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
11. Whippoorwill on the Drive (David White)
12. Candler Mountain (20 Sep 2018) 181 Raptors (reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
13. Mendota Fire Tower (20 Sep 2018) 1457 Raptors
(reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
14. late report for Manassas NBP (Wednesday 19 Sept) (Steve Johnson)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 14:22:15 +0000
From: "Schnably, Susanna" <Susanna.Schnably@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [VA-bird] Chimney Swifts
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On the subject of chimney swifts, has anyone been to the roosting site in
Arlington, VA at S. 16th and S. Edgewood Streets this year? I stopped by at
dusk this past Sunday night and could see NO swifts at all in the area. It
seemed too early for them to have all settled into the chimney. Wondering
if they're still using that chimney.
Thanks,
Susanna
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From: Penny Warren [mailto:onthewingnow17@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 8:30 PM
To: shenvalbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Joe Coleman via VA-bird <
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Subject: [VA-bird] Chimney Swifts
HI all,
With all of the rain in general and then all of the rain from Florence, I
have not had a chance to check on the Chimney Swifts this month at
Riverheads High School until this evening. I was not sure what to expect
with the weather of recent and a little bit of a later date to check.
The Swifts first appeared at 7:07 and the numbers steadily grew and they
started to drop into the chimney at 7:38 and finished up at about 7:50. I
guesstimated there were 1,870. Not my highest count for this location but
it was still a great show by the Swifts circling and chattering and a good
number.
Penny Warren
Staunton
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:45:52 -0400
From: Emily Southgate <ewbsouthgate@xxxxxxxxx>
To: VA-BIRD <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [VA-bird] Partial and unofficial Snickers Gap count
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I got to Snickers Gap about 9:30 this morning and found one other birder
there. He and I counted a conservative 106 Broad Wing Hawks before we left
about 11. There were also a couple of raptors that we did not identify.
Also at least 15-20 monarchs.
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:40:04 -0400
From: Marc Ribaudo <moribaudo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [VA-bird] Conway-Robinson State Forest migrants
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No big migrant fallout at Conway-Robinson State Forest in Prince William
County this morning, but I did manage 9 warbler species (Am. redstart,
black-and-white, common yellowthroat, northern parula, pine, magnolia,
black-throated green, black-throated blue, and hooded). The only decent
flock I encountered consisted almost entirely of pine warblers, which was
in the pine forest (makes sense). This section of the forest also
contained good numbers of red-breasted nuthatches (7) and red-headed
woodpeckers. Other notables were a sharp-shinned hawk carrying a
still-struggling downy woodpecker, 7 house wrens, 2 rose-breasted
grosbeaks, 3 thrush species (wood, veery, and Swainson's), an adult male
harrier, and 2 common ravens.
Marc Ribaudo
moribaudo@xxxxxxxxxxx
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 19:04:17 +0000 (UTC)
From: "Warren R." <ljwr1342@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Va-bird Birding <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [VA-bird] brown pelican sandy river reservoir prince edward
co
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eBird Checklist ? Sandy River Reservoir--Dam and Boat Launch Area, Prince
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 21:06:20 +0000 (UTC)
From: "Warren R." <ljwr1342@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Va-bird Birding <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Mary Ames
<muffin.ames@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [VA-bird] Brown pelican at Sandy river reservoir prince
edward co va
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eBird Checklist ? Sandy River Reservoir--Dam and Boat Launch Area, Prince
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Let? me try that again can you still send links on Va-bird?Some people
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:40:18 -0800
From: reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [VA-bird] Harvey's Knob (20 Sep 2018) 1388 Raptors
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Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2018
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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 8 46 62
Bald Eagle 1 17 37
Northern Harrier 1 6 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 39 40
Cooper's Hawk 4 8 14
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 1355 2106 2131
Red-tailed Hawk 1 19 37
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 4 15 16
Merlin 1 3 3
Peregrine Falcon 1 4 4
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 3 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 3 3
Mississippi Kite 1 2 2
Total: 1388 2276 2363
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Matt Hosmer
Observers: Baron & Tina Gibson, Bill & Katie James, Joyce Holt,
Kristine & Andrew
Visitors:
Mike C., Darryl M., Dillard/Friends and Family, Phil, Alan and Robin,
(thanks for the viddles) Toni, Hollins and company., Anna, Jack, and
Maron., Tim/Sue., a few more sorry if I missed you. You can contact my
lawyer.
Weather:
16?C-27?C, light variable breeze, 5%-15% cloud coverage throughout until
end of watch 100% cloud coverage. Fair visibility.
Raptor Observations:
1st bird Mississippi Kite @ 07:39
11:50 ABE
Another Bald Eagle seen twice but un-countable.
Non-raptor Observations:
Several monarchs, various dickey birds, again light pkwy traffic.
Predictions:
"A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a
song." ~anonymous
========================================================================
Report submitted by Matthew D Hosmer (cumberlandmatt1@xxxxxxxxx)
Harvey's Knob information may be found at:
http://bijame.googlepages.com/home
More site information at hawkcount.org:
http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=482
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:46:51 -0800
From: reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [VA-bird] Kiptopeke Hawkwatch (20 Sep 2018) 1102 Raptors
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Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2018
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 153 1285 1293
Bald Eagle 16 65 65
Northern Harrier 22 49 50
Sharp-shinned Hawk 51 61 61
Cooper's Hawk 37 74 74
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 241 329 330
Red-tailed Hawk 7 19 20
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 515 817 818
Merlin 46 359 359
Peregrine Falcon 14 89 89
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 1102 3147 3159
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 11 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers: Julia Magill, Rudy Cashwell, Steve Thornhill
Weather:
Light to moderate winds were generally from the east, with mostly to partly
cloudy skies and temperatures in the high seventies. The weather was quite
pleasant; maybe fall is finally on the way!
Raptor Observations:
There was a fantastic kestrel flight and great raptor diversity today! We
also enjoyed watching several large kettles of ~40-60 broad-wings.
Accipiters are finally starting to reach us, and we had some great looks at
harriers.
Non-raptor Observations:
Songbirds were quieter than expected, but a few warblers were around,
including a good number of Pine Warblers. Highlights included:
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler
1 Eurasian Collared-Dove
1 Palm Warbler
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
========================================================================
Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
More site information at hawkcount.org:
http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=484
Count data submitted via Dunkadoo - Project info at:
https://dunkadoo.org/explore/cvwo/kiptopeke-hawk-count-2018
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 16:17:55 -0800
From: reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [VA-bird] Snickers Gap (20 Sep 2018) 119 Raptors
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Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2018
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 6 44 44
Bald Eagle 1 27 28
Northern Harrier 1 7 7
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 117 117
Cooper's Hawk 0 7 8
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3
Broad-winged Hawk 99 1004 1004
Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 6
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 6 44 45
Merlin 0 5 5
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 3 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 3 3
Total: 119 1271 1276
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Observation start time: 12:15:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 3.25 hours
Official Counter: Doug Graham
Observers:
Visitors:
One brief visit, otherwise a quiet afternoon.
Weather:
Warm and somewhat hazy.
Raptor Observations:
Largest group of BW Hawks was just 22 in the first hour. Several local Red
Tails and Bald Eagles seen but not reported.
Non-raptor Observations:
Crows were the most numerous bird seen today with one group over 200.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Doug Graham (dgraham1492@xxxxxxxxx)
More site information at hawkcount.org:
http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=494
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2018 00:27:57 +0000 (UTC)
From: Eric Harrold <gentilis03@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Va-bird Birding <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Ryan Klopf
<ryan.klopf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [VA-bird] Hawkwatch report - Buffalo Mountain NAP (2675
Broad-winged Hawks)
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VA-birders,?
I was a one-man band on the summit of Buffalo Mountain in Floyd County.
What makes this site so wonderful was definitely manifest today - really
good looks at Broad-winged Hawks which come by most places so high they can
only be discerned as "specks". On Buffalo today, virtually none of my birds
were merely specks. There were probably a lot of birds that I couldn't
count because I was focused on the main alley directly in line with the
summit of the mountain. Many of the passing birds did not kettle, but
rather just glided over the summit. I also had some Ospreys, Sharp-shinned,
Coopers, and Red-shouldered Hawks, oddly no falcons. I did have a bizarre
experience involving a Sharp-shinned Hawk that whizzed by within literally
a foot of my face....a real attention-getter.?
Hoping for a productive next couple of days on the Buffalo!
Eric HarroldHays, NC
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 16:50:53 -0800
From: reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [VA-bird] Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch (20 Sep 2018) 1830 Raptors
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Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2018
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 13 92 125
Bald Eagle 6 121 128
Northern Harrier 6 20 21
Sharp-shinned Hawk 23 119 122
Cooper's Hawk 6 35 40
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 8
Broad-winged Hawk 1764 7868 7994
Red-tailed Hawk 4 32 46
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 3 98 105
Merlin 2 36 36
Peregrine Falcon 2 11 11
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 4
Unknown Buteo 0 1 2
Unknown Falcon 0 6 6
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 11 14
Mississippi Kite 0 5 6
Total: 1830 8465 8671
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Vic Laubach
Observers: Brenda Tekin, Dave Hunter, Gabriel Mapel, Josh Laubach,
Rose Thomas
Visitors:
Many visitors today including: Dave Fischer (NC), Bill Nettlehurst,
Jennifer Jowdy, Ezra Staengl, Walt Childs, Marshall Faintich, Ed Lewis,
folks from the Northern Neck Audubon Society (Melissa Ciross, Joe Cooney,
Brant Marshall) and others.
Weather:
Very mild SE breeze early increasing to moderate SE wind after 2pm. Very
hazy with some fog rolling in a bit in the morning. Low clouds persisted
throughout afternoon, which often hid birds briefly as they would rise into
the clouds. 20.5-26c temps. Few clouds early, 50% clouds at 11am, then
60-85% cloudy thereafter. Visibility only 10km.
Raptor Observations:
A slow start, but the afternoon was more busy. Six Bald Eagles: 9:39
2nd-YR, 1:45 pair of 1st-YR, 2:23 pair of 2nd-YR, 2:46 AD. Broad-winged
Hawk hourly count: 32 (8-9am), 32 (9-10am), 17 (10-11am), 90 (11-12pm), 9
(12-1pm), 297 (1-2pm), 50 (2-3pm), 1236 (3-4pm), 1 (4-5pm). First bird
7:15am Sharp-shinned. Last bird 5:30pm Osprey.
Non-raptor Observations:
331 Monarchs. A very distant line of 19 Snow Geese were observed out to the
west (barely scope-birds) flying southward. 1 Yellow-bellied Cuckoo, 57
Chimney Swift, 3 hummingbird, 1 Killdeer, a pair of Short/Long-billed
Dowitcher, 16 Red-headed Woodpecker, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1 RC Kinglet,
8 Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 3 Magnolia Warbler, 3 American Redstart, plus
hundreds of other warblers/vireos flying across the gap unidentified.
========================================================================
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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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 21:41:38 -0400
From: David White <dizoo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [VA-bird] Whippoorwill on the Drive
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10 miles north of Swift Run Gap on the Skyline Drive, at least two
Whippoorwills sounded off at 7:36, at very last light. Yes, I was
surprised....
Sent from my iPhone
David I. White, Jr.
dizoo@xxxxxxxxxxx
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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 17:52:54 -0800
From: reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [VA-bird] Candler Mountain (20 Sep 2018) 181 Raptors
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Candler Mountain
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2018
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 8 22 22
Bald Eagle 3 18 18
Northern Harrier 1 2 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 9 9
Cooper's Hawk 1 2 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 153 2825 2825
Red-tailed Hawk 1 3 3
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 8 18 18
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
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 181 2902 2902
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Bob Epperson
Observers: Gene Sattler, Graham Williamson
Weather:
Partly to mostly cloudy, 75-86 degrees F, SE-S, 2-5 mph.
Raptor Observations:
A light flight that started and ended fairly high, with one brief push of
about 75 broadwings in the 1 PM EST hour, then a very slow trickle the last
few hours. All three eagles adults.
Non-raptor Observations:
Two Red-breasted Nuthatches and a Blue Grosbeak among the songbirds, and an
active movement of saddlebags, green darners, and non-monarches, lighter on
the monarchs.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Gene Sattler (edsattle@xxxxxxxxxxx)
More site information at hawkcount.org:
http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=487
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Message: 13
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 18:57:31 -0800
From: reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [VA-bird] Mendota Fire Tower (20 Sep 2018) 1457 Raptors
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Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2018
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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 3 8 8
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 5 5
Cooper's Hawk 0 4 4
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 1451 1896 1896
Red-tailed Hawk 2 6 6
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 4 4
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 5 5
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 1457 1930 1930
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Ron Harrington
Observers: Freddie Osborne, Jeremy Keller, Michael Ripper, Sam Evans
Visitors:
Dr. Steven Hopp and his Wildlife Monitoring Class from Emory and Henry
College, Emory, VA, came up for a visit: Isaac Carver, Blake Logan,
Samantha Caudell, Malachi Beaver, Chloe Yates, Ethan Cave, Sara Leonard,
Carley Gunnell, Emilee Deskins, Rafe Hagee, Marie Mitchell, Jeremiah
Severn, Meghan Truslow, and Kent Sanslow. With all these young, keen eyes
scanning the sky, not many hawks escaped our count during the 3 hours they
were with us!!
Weather:
Another nice day. Clear in the am with valley fog, then a few clouds
forming as the heat built up. Temperature ranged from 68 F in the morning
to the low 80s by mid-afternoon. Visibility was good. Wind was mostly from
the S/SW and fairly steady all day with speed varying from a slight breeze
(4-7 mph) to a moderate breeze (13-18 mph).
Raptor Observations:
The first Broad-winged hawks begin arriving at 8:55 and we experienced a
steady flow all day. Morning birds were mostly seen with the naked eye, but
as the heat built up they were flying high and at the limit of unaided
vision, with some not picked up without binoculars. During the afternoon
they were on both sides of the mountain. Flying conditions began to
deteriorate during the 4:00 o'clock hour. Hourly counts: 8:00: 10; 9:00:
185; 10:00: 236; 11:00: 240; 12:00: 110; 1:00: 100; 2:00: 290; 3:00: 270;
and 4:00: 10. We had the usual array of Turkey and Black vultures; a couple
of local Red-tailed hawks drifted by.
Non-raptor Observations:
Monarch Butterflies: 14
Double-crested Cormorant: 1
Several Chimney swifts, a few warblers, and 3 Ravens
Predictions:
Warm and clear weather is predicted. Should be another good day for seeing
hawks!
========================================================================
Report submitted by Ronald Eugene Harrington (roneharrin@xxxxxxx)
More site information at hawkcount.org:
http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=706
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Message: 14
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2018 06:36:38 -0400
From: Steve Johnson <stevejohnson2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [VA-bird] late report for Manassas NBP (Wednesday 19 Sept)
Message-ID: <165fbb3f199-1ebf-15119@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Hello birders,
My apologies. VA-Bird is continuing to prevent me from sending emails
from my cell phone. I sent this message (below) Wednesday morning, but
only now realized that it never came through.
I really wish we could fix this ongoing issues with the listserve. If
anyone wanted a shot at going to see those Vireos, their chance has been
delayed essentially 2 full days because of this computer / software issue.
More tech details: you may notice below that I intentionally sent this to
both "listserve.com" and also "listserv.com". Rich previously suggested
that might be the source of my difficulties here. But in response, I
received an email saying that "listserv.com" had no such domain
"va-bird"; and also the usual frustrating response from VA-Bird, saying
"The message's content type was not explicitly allowed". I have checked
carefully, and there does not appear to be any "content type" in my sent
messages, for the list serve to reject.
I have also checked that my phone is sending these emails from my
registered email account with VA-Bird. You can see that yourself in the
message below that VA-Bird sent back to me.
Again, my apologies for getting this word out so late. I have no access
to my laptop when I'm out in the field; and VA-Bird is continuing to
prevent me from emailing from my phone.
Steve Johnson
Fairfax, VA
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va-bird-owner va-bird-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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From stevejohnson2@xxxxxxxxxxx
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Subject Manassas NBP: Philly and YT Vireos
Date Wed, 19 Sep 2018 10:02:51 -0400
Hello Birders,
The NY Monuments location (Prince William) was up to its typical high
standard for fall migration this morning.
Nice variety including 9 warbler species, but by far the highlight for me
was two (2) Philadelphia Vireos and a Yellow-throated which sang. Also my
FOS Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
Good birding,
Steve Johnson
Fairfax
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