Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 0 0
TV 0 0 0
OS 0 1 104
BE 0 1 25
NH 1 1 27
SS 11 20 970
CH 2 2 143
NG 0 0 2
RS 2 4 14
BW 0 0 4582
RT 66 129 896
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 2
AK 1 1 60
ML 0 0 13
PG 0 0 10
UA 0 0 8
UB 0 0 5
UF 0 0 5
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 0 17
Total: 83 159 6883
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 6.25 hours
Official Counter: Brenda Tekin
Observers: Gordy Adamski
Visitors:
Several folks stopped by throughout the day.
Special thanks to Bob Jarecke and Bonnie Farmer visiting from Alexandria
who helped in spotting some of the migrants.
Weather:
A gorgeous fall day with thin white wispy clouds in just the right places.
A bit breezy, with winds out of the NW 25-34km/h changing to W then SW,
diminishing to 12-20 km/h.
Temp: 19.5c (high)
Humidity: 24%
Bar.Pressure: 1012 dropping to 1009
Cloud cover: mostly sunny to partly cloudy then clearing to sunny with
almost no cloud coverage by 2:30 p.m.
Bright, crystal clear with no haze.
Observations:
Birds trickled through today. Red-tails continue moving through in smaller
numbers now. Several times we observed 5 and upwards at a time, circling
around and not in any hurry to push through. Others were more intent on
heading southward and sailed on across the gap without slowing down.
Northern Harrier - 11:41 a.m.
American Robin - good numbers pushing through
Cedar Waxwing - several large flocks 50+ each
Blue Jay - 16
Eastern Bluebird
Palm Warbler
Junco
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Predictions:
a bit warmer and sunny
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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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