Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 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 2 133 139
BE 0 45 45
NH 6 23 25
SS 12 357 363
CH 4 52 54
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 5 5
BW 600 12692 12723
RT 0 30 35
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 2 2
AK 1 64 65
ML 0 3 3
PG 1 23 23
UA 0 2 2
UB 1 5 5
UF 0 2 2
UE 0 1 1
UR 0 9 9
Total: 627 13448 13501
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter: Multiple Counters
Observers: Brenda Tekin, Dave Hunter, Jennifer Gaden
Visitors:
Observers: Frank Wilscek, Robert Plank;
Visitors: Don Johnson, Bev Collier, Eileen Rowan
Weather:
NW wind 6-11km diminishing to less than 5km/h and changing to south by
4:15pm EST.;
Weather instrument is on the fritz so no accurate barametric pressure;
Humidity: 60% dropping to 38%;
Raptor Observations:
Broad-winged continue to push through in substantial numbers raising
questions. Could we be seeing birds that may have been blown further to
the east with the strong weather front over the mid-west the past weekend?
One for the books was late afternoon flight of SIX NORTHERN HARRIER, ALL
JUVENILES, flying over in squadron formation, steadily flapping across the
gap heading south over the ridge. Several photographed at 5:18pm EST.
Hourly count for BW: 8:30-9: 10; 9-10: 127; 10-11: 16; 11-12: 13; (No
count between 12-1); 1-2: 24; 2-3:00: 50; 3:30-4: 318: 4:15-5: 28; 5-5:30:
14
Non-raptor Observations:
Common Nighthawk - 1 at 5:01pm EST heading west;
Monarch Butterfly - 33
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Report submitted by Brenda Tekin (bt8x@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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