[va-bird] HSR: Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch (13 Aug 2006) 8 Raptors

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  • Date: 13 Aug 2006 22:08:21 -0400


Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 13, 2006
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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              0              0
BE                           0              0              0
NH                           1              2              2
SS                           1              5              5
CH                           0              0              0
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0              0              0
BW                           5              6              6
RT                           1              1              1
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           0              0              0
ML                           0              0              0
PG                           0              0              0
UA                           0              0              0
UB                           0              0              0
UF                           0              0              0
UE                           0              0              0
UR                           0              0              0

Total:                       8             14             14
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Observation start time: 08:30:00 
Observation end   time: 15:45:00 
Total observation time: 5.5 hours

Official Counter: Gordy Adamski

Observers:        Brenda Tekin, Robert Plank, Rose Thomas

Weather:
The predicted mostly sunny skies were not to be at the higher elevation
over Rockfish Gap.  By early afternoon the clouds had thickened.
Wind:  N changing to out of the south 1-5 km/h; 
Temp:  19.5c increasing to 28.5c;
Humidity: 71% dropping to 45%;
Bar.Pressure: 1017>1018;
Cloud Cover: clear increasing to mostly cloudy;
VIsibilty: 11 km increasing to 40 and slight haze.

Raptor Observations:
Slow but interesting.  Season's second Northern Harrier, a lovely adult
male, came in LOW at 11:04 am providing great looks and photographic
opportunity before it set wings and sailed on by heading south.



Non-raptor Observations:
Hummingbird - 1 zipping past heading south.
Lots of butterflies actively feeding on the wildflowers showcasing the
hillside including Monarch, Silver-spotted Skipper and Eastern
Swallowtail.  A few dragonfly were observed zipping around with
high-flying butterflies.
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Report submitted by Brenda Tekin (bt8x@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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