[va-bird] HSR: Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch (30 Oct 2005) 54 Raptors

Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2005
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           0              0              0
TV                           0              0              0
OS                           0             32            175
BE                           0              6             40
NH                           1              8             31
SS                           8            778           1023
CH                           4            105            165
NG                           0              1              1
RS                           3             20             22
BW                           0             70           7263
RT                          36           1345           1451
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           1              4              5
AK                           0             48            148
ML                           1             16             18
PG                           0              4              7
UA                           0              5             10
UB                           0              7             21
UF                           0              0              1
UE                           0              0              1
UR                           0              3             15

Total:                      54           2452          10397
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 15:00:00 
Total observation time: 7 hours

Official Counter: Brenda Tekin

Observers:        Brenda Tekin, Mark Johnson, Pat Alther

Visitors:
David Lee arrived by 3 p.m. and hopefully was rewarded with a few birds.


Weather:
After yesterday's bone chiller, things warmed up rather nicely although
morning started with very brisk NW winds 20-35km/h and diminishing to
slight stirring out of the WSW by 1 p.m.  Crystal clear sky, bright blue
and not a cloud with only a handful of jet contrails throughout the day. 

A chilly start 11c warming up to 21.5c;
BarPressure: 1024<1022;

Raptor Observations:
After yesterday's record-breaking flight of Red-tail, things slowed down
quite a bit.  Although it was bright blue skies, the birds were flying
low, many at or below eye level.  

Mark Johnson from Madison Heights arrived by 8 a.m. with hopes of seeing a
few birds, including a Golden Eagle.  An immature flew in relatively close
at 10:21.

A stunning adult male Northern Harrier flew in providing a photogenic
opportunity. 

Web link to few pics of the harrier:
http://home.ntelos.net/~btkin/rockfish_gap_hawk_watch/link_pages/NorthernHarrier2_link.htm

Merlin - 1 at 1:28 p.m.

Non-raptor Observations:
Dark-eyed Junco 
Cedar Waxwing
Golden-crowned Kinglet - hunkered down in bush along patio;
Horned Lark - 3 birds flew low up over roof
Monarch Butterfly - 2
Lots of Ladybug

Predictions:
mild and sunny
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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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