[va-bird] HSR: Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch (01 Oct 2003) Raptor counts (total=6)

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Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2003
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           0              0              0
TV                           0              0              0
OS                           0              0            126
BE                           1              1             33
NH                           0              0             17
SS                           1              1            201
CH                           1              1             49
NG                           0              0              3
RS                           0              0              4
BW                           1              1           8682
RT                           0              0             35
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              3
AK                           0              0             78
ML                           0              0             13
PG                           0              0             21
MK                           0              0              1
UA                           0              0              8
UB                           0              0              7
UF                           0              0              4
UE                           0              0              0
UR                           2              2              8

Total:                       6              6           9293
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Observation start time: 09:15:00 
Observation end   time: 12:00:00 
Total observation time: 2.75 hours

Official Counter: Jennifer Gaden

Observers:        

Visitors:
Thanks to Peter and Angela Nebel.


Weather:
Another strong front from North will bring reenforcing blast of cold air. 
Light rain off and on throughout most of the afternoon.

Wind:  NW>NNW>var, 20-28 km/h
Temp:  High: 15 c
Humidity: 71%
Bar Pressure: 1019
Cloud Cover: partly to mostly cloudy

Observations:
What few were very high up.

BE - adult at 11:45 EST

Blue Jay - one flock of 15 plus lots more

Predictions:
Clearing skies with high pressure moving in with much colder temps!
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Report submitted by Brenda Tekin (bt8x@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA information may be found at:
http://home.ntelos.net/~btkin/rockfish_gap_hawk_watch


***Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA - Established 1976***
The Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch is held on the grounds of the Inn at Afton, located 
on the southern side of Rockfish Gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains, just above 
where I-64 (exit 99) intersects with the southern end of the Skyline Drive and 
the northern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway, just east of Waynesboro, VA and 
approximately 22 miles west of Charlottesville, VA.  

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