Observations:
We officialy kicked off the start of our 26th season at Rockfish Gap.
Clear skies and warm temperatures prevailed throughout the morning. No
migrating raptors today. Early afternoon thunderstorms rolled through
producing lots of noise and very little rain.
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 15, 2002
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Species Day's Count Month Total YTD Total
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BV 0 0 0
TV 0 0 0
OS 0 0 0
BE 0 0 0
NH 0 0 0
SS 0 0 0
CH 0 0 0
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 0
BW 0 0 0
RT 0 0 0
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 0 0
ML 0 0 0
PG 0 0 0
UA 0 0 0
UB 0 0 0
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 0 0
Total: 0 0 0
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 11:00:00
Total observation time: 3 hours
Site Coordinator: Brenda Tekin
Observers: Robert Plank
Weather:
Wind Speed: 1-5 km/h
Wind Direction: NE
Hi Temperature: 31.5c
Humidity: 53%
Bar.Pressure: 1027mb
Cloud Cover: 0%
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Report submitted by bt8x@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://home.ntelos.net/~btkin/rockfish_gap_hawk_watch
***Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch - 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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