It was a long day at the mountain yesterday and I was too pooped to log
onto the computer last night to record the days sightings. However, I'm
excited to report we broke our single day record for Peregrine Falcon with
a total of six. By 5 p.m. EST we had tallied five, matching the previous
day's five and tying with single day record. While tallying up the day's
totals, observer Donna Lewis spotted a single bird coming across the gap
with long pointed wings. Nine minutes after the last one had passed,
Peregrine Falcon number six passed over. After a brief celebration, the
day's total was quickly changed to include this record setter! Most of
the Peregrine were low enough we could easily see facial markings without
binoculars. Details of day's count will follow.
Brenda Tekin, Co-coordinator
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
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