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Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 2004
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           0              0              0
TV                           0              0              0
OS                           9             83             93
BE                           0             12             19
NH                           0             10             14
SS                          31            281            298
CH                           1             27             35
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0              2              2
BW                           1           4412           4569
RT                           0             21             41
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              2              2
AK                           0             27             33
ML                           0              5              6
PG                           0              6              6
UA                           0              4              5
UB                           0              2              4
UF                           0              3              5
UE                           0              0              0
UR                           0              5              9

Total:                      42           4902           5141
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter: Jennifer Gaden

Observers:        

Visitors:
Dick Gooding
Robert Plank - observer
Pam & Fred Rickett


Weather:
With Jeanne out of the way we're hoping for a few fair-weather days.

A bit breezy with NW wind 39-49 km/h diminishing to 12-19 km/h.
Temp: 22.5 c (high)
Humidity: 80% dropping to 60%
Bar.Pressure: 1010 > 1012
Cloud Cover: Mostly cloudy to partly cloudy

Observations:


Snow Goose - flock of 7 at 1:04 p.m.
Monarch Butterfly - 1

Predictions:
mostly sunny and mild 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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