Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 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 28 38
BE 0 3 10
NH 0 8 12
SS 0 21 38
CH 0 4 12
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 1 1
BW 0 416 573
RT 0 11 31
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 12 18
ML 0 2 3
PG 0 1 1
UA 0 0 1
UB 0 0 2
UF 0 1 3
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 0 4
Total: 0 508 747
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(No count conducted today)
Weather:
No count today. The remains of the former hurricane Ivan have arrived!
Most of the moisture seems to be along the higher elevations. As of 10
a.m. EST, the weather cam shows ridge and Rockfish Gap is completely
socked in with fog (very low cloud ceiling) and rain.
Observations:
Predictions:
Latest weather module indicates rain through tomorrow morning. Clouds will
persist into Sunday but we're hoping to see some signs of clearing by late
Saturday.
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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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