Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 19, 2005
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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 3 3
BE 0 3 3
NH 0 0 0
SS 0 3 3
CH 0 0 0
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 0
BW 0 56 56
RT 0 8 8
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 1 1
ML 0 0 0
PG 0 0 0
UA 0 1 1
UB 0 5 5
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 0 0
Total: 0 80 80
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Wm (Bill) Gallagher
Observers: Jim Fiztgerald
Weather:
Total of 480 minutes covered today.
Definitely not conducive for migrating raptors. Wind: N - NW 6-11 km/h
increasing 29-38 km/h; Temp. 22c> 29.5c; humidity: 78% < 60%;
Bar.Pressure: 1011;
Cloud Cover: overcast;
Reduced visibility with thick haze.
Observations:
Morning covered by Bill Gallagher and no raptors to report. Afternoon
covered by Jim Fiztgerald who also reports no hawks migrating through.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1;
young American Crow with parents
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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
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