[va-bird] HSR: Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch (29 Sep 2006) 149 Raptors

Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 2006
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           0              0              0
TV                           0              0              0
OS                          14            162            168
BE                           6             53             53
NH                           4             30             32
SS                          33            453            459
CH                           4             62             64
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0              5              5
BW                          65          14042          14073
RT                           0             33             38
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              2              2
AK                          13             77             78
ML                           0              3              3
PG                          10             40             40
UA                           0              2              2
UB                           0              5              5
UF                           0              2              2
UE                           0              1              1
UR                           0             10             10

Total:                     149          14982          15035
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 17:00:00 
Total observation time: 9 hours

Official Counter: Multiple Counters

Observers:        Rose Thomas

Visitors:
Rose Thomas was official counter today, ably assisted by several observers
including Jim Fitzgerald, Dave Hunter, Allen Larner, Vic Laubach and Mae
??


Weather:
Brisk NW winds 35-39km/h diminishing to 12-19km/h by late afternoon.
Temp: 21c high for the day at 9amEST, steadily dropping throughout the day
with advancing cold front.
Humidity: 34% increasing to 51%;
Cloud Cover: partly cloudy increasing to mostly cloudy then back to partly
cloudy.


Raptor Observations:
It was not noted in yesteday's post that Bald Eagle season high count was
broken setting a new high at 47. The all time season high continues to
grow this season, now at 53.

Not to be outdone, the 10 Peregrine Falcon not only broke the all time
season high of 38 set back in 1997, but also set a new single day high
count. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Lots of Monarch Butterfly, with well over 585 for the day.

Predictions:
partly sunny with chance of rain.
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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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