Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2003
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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 11 67 73
BE 7 20 25
NH 0 6 6
SS 38 93 99
CH 2 21 22
NG 0 2 2
RS 0 1 1
BW 1078 6628 6681
RT 0 21 26
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 1
AK 20 42 47
ML 3 7 8
PG 0 8 8
MK 0 0 1
UA 0 5 6
UB 0 3 4
UF 0 1 1
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 5 5
Total: 1159 6930 7016
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 17:45:00
Total observation time: 8.75 hours
Official Counter: Gordy Adamski
Observers: Brenda Tekin, Donna Lewis, Nancy Corwin
Visitors:
Many visiters and extra observers including Elizabeth Hunter from North
Carolina, Ruth and Ernie from Massachusetts, Ed and Donna Lewis, Richard
Schiemann, Ruther and Ernie , Allan Larner, Nancy Davidson
Weather:
Front pushed through overnight and clearing early morning from the west.
Light wind changed to south and then predominently from NNW throughout the
day produced a stready flow of Broad-wings.
Temp (High): 22.5 C
Humidity: 55% dropping to 41%
Bar. Pressure: 1011
Cloud Cover: mostly sunny with scattered cirrus and fluffy clouds to help
find birds in bright blue sky.
Observations:
As predicted yesterday, early morning BW flight as follows:
(NOTE: time is EST!)
8-9 a.m.: 28
9-10 a.m.: 379
10-11 a.m.: 136
11-12 p.m.: 117
12-1 p.m.: 133
1-2 p.m.: 50
2-3 p.m.: 53
3-4 p.m.: 77
4-5 p.m.: 105 (no BW after 5 p.m.)
Decent flight of Sharp-shinned and first double-digit Kestrel and Osprey
day, along with 3 Merlin!
Seven Bald Eagle tied second highest single day record. All adults except
for one immature.
Canada Goose - flock of 20
Double-crested Cormorant - flock of 18
Great Blue Heron - 1 group of 3 at 6:30 p.m. (5:30 EST)
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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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