Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 07, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 0 0
TV 0 0 0
OS 1 12 29
BE 0 2 16
NH 0 4 6
SS 0 12 27
CH 0 0 4
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 0
BW 12 122 306
RT 0 16 51
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 8 11
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 2 2
Total: 13 178 461
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 3.5 hours
Official Counter: Jennifer Gaden
Observers:
Visitors:
Observers during the morning included:
Lois Gebhardt, Dave Hunter, Robert Plank, Nancy Corwin and the fellows
from Rockingham County - Tom Pendleton, Ken Hinkle, Tom Mizelle, and Tom
Lord.
Weather:
Wind: NNW 12-19 km/h changing to variable 6-11 km/h.
Temp: 17.5c > 21c;
Humidity: 71% < 57%;
Bar.Pressure: 1024;
Cloud Cover: - clear;
Visibility: 42km + with no haze
Raptor Observations:
Good turnout of individuals for morning but no one signed up for afternoon.
Hopefully we can spread observers/counters to extend coverage.
Counter Jennifer Gaden noted wind kept changing, proving bit of a
challenge to keep up with birds shifting about looking for ridge lift.
Non-raptor Observations:
Chimney Swift
Monarch Butterfly - 9
Predictions:
sunshine continues
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Report submitted by Brenda Tekin (bt8x@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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