[va-bird] HSR: Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch (25 Sep 2006) 642 Raptors

Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 2006
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           0              0              0
TV                           0              0              0
OS                          16            131            137
BE                           1             45             45
NH                           3             17             19
SS                          40            345            351
CH                           1             48             50
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0              5              5
BW                         559          12092          12123
RT                           0             30             35
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              2              2
AK                          16             63             64
ML                           0              3              3
PG                           3             22             22
UA                           1              2              2
UB                           0              4              4
UF                           2              2              2
UE                           0              1              1
UR                           0              9              9

Total:                     642          12821          12874
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 
Observation end   time: 17:45:00 
Total observation time: 9.67 hours

Official Counter: Multiple Counters

Observers:        Donna Lewis

Visitors:
Counters:  A.Kane, Donna Lewis, Dave Hunter;
Observers: Alice Davis, Marily Gillespie, nancy Newman, Buddy & Ruth
Leffers


Weather:
Temp: 17c increasing to 21.5c; wind stats not recorded; humidity: 45%
increasing to 47% then dropping to 46%; Bar.Pressure: (instrument on the
fritz);
Cloud Cover: mostly cloudy decreasing to partly cloudy.

Raptor Observations:
Another decent Broad-wing flight today as well as OSPREY and the kestrel.
Hourly count for BW:  7:30-8 am (EST): 6; 8-9am: 39; 9-9:45: 48;
10:40-11am: 8; 11-12pm: 43; 12-1pm: 38; 1-2pm: 68; 2-3pm: 51; 3-4pm: 31;
4-5pm: 227

Bald Eagle-4pm EST, subadult brings us to 45 for the year, making it the
2nd highest count and we still have weeks to go.

Non-raptor Observations:

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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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