[va-bird] HSR: Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch (01 Sep 2005) 10 Raptors

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Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 01, 2005
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           0              0              0
TV                           0              0              0
OS                           3              3             18
BE                           0              0             14
NH                           0              0              1
SS                           1              1             14
CH                           0              0              4
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0              0              0
BW                           5              5            188
RT                           0              0             34
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           1              1              4
ML                           0              0              0
PG                           0              0              0
UA                           0              0              2
UB                           0              0              7
UF                           0              0              0
UE                           0              0              0
UR                           0              0              0

Total:                      10             10            286
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Observation start time: 09:00:00 
Observation end   time: 18:00:00 
Total observation time: 3.25 hours

Official Counter: Jim Fitzgerald

Observers:        Brenda Tekin, Jim Fitzgerald

Weather:
NW wind 6-11 km/h diminishing to 1-5 km/h by early evening.
Temp: 21.5 c > 24c;
humidity; 69% < 57%; 
Bar.Pressure: 1014;
Cloud Cover: 0 increasing to mostly increasing during morning; 0-25% early
evening;
By early evening visibility for 45+ miles with no haze.

Observations:
Unfortunately no coverage between 11-4 p.m. EST with clearning skies and
nice NW wind. Morning covered by Jim Fitzgeral with only 3 raptors.  I
arrived by 4:45 EST to monitor Common Nighthawk migration.  A few hawks
migrating through late afternoon including 3 BW and two Osprey (5:36 and
5:47 EST) both high sailing heading SW.

Chimney Swift in the thousands between 4:45 - 7 p.m. EST;The sky was
peppered with them as they headed across the gap heading west over the
valley.

Tree Swallow - a few mixed in with the Chimney Swift;
Hummingbird - 6 zipping by between 4:45 - 5:45 p.m. EST;
Common Nighthawk - very impressive miration tonight with total of 821. 
First one came through at 5:45 p.m. EST; several large groups including 24
@ 5:33; 21@:10: 161 and 33 @ 6:29; 69, 51, 38 @6:44; and 331@6:48.  The
largest groups were circling low over area just east of the gap.  Swirling
mass that eventually began to stream heading NW over the gap into valley. 
Some were so low you could see the glint in the eye as they headed into
the sunset.  Stunning!

Monarch Butterfly - 7 (after 4:45 p.m. EST)

Predictions:
Mostly sunny and milder temps.
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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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