Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA
Waynesboro, VA, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 2002
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Species Day's Count Month Total YTD Total
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BV 0 6 6
TV 0 8 11
OS 0 12 13
BE 0 1 1
NH 0 4 4
SS 1 17 27
CH 0 3 11
NG 0 1 1
RS 0 0 0
BW 7 97 100
RT 0 11 15
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 5 9
ML 0 1 1
PG 0 0 2
MK 0 1 1
UA 0 0 1
UB 0 1 1
UF 0 2 3
UE 0 0 0
UR 2 2 2
Total: 10 172 209
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Site Coordinator: Brenda Tekin
Observers: Brenda Tekin, Jean Brodwater, Jennifer Gaden
Visitors:
Bill and Maureen Minor
Bob and Sandy Stowe
Judy Bonnett
Weather:
Wind: 39-49 km/h and strong gusts
Wind Direction: NW
Temp-hi: 36.5c
Humidity: 52 decreasing to 30%
Bar.Pressure 1002 increasing to 1005
Cloud cover: overcast in am clearing out to zero cloud cover
NO HAZE
Nothing like a strong front out of the north to usher in cooler temps.
Unfortunately strong winds prevailed throughout the day. Crystal clear
skies, no haze and NO clouds. Brutal day!
Observations:
Not much of anything flying. Very strong NW winds even keeping local
Red-tails and TVS down throughout the day. Counter Jean Brodwater noted
it was a miserable day.
Hummingbird -
Monarch Butterfly -5
Predictions:
High pressure in place with cooler temps and diminishing winds out of the
NW. Mostly 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
***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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