Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 09, 2006
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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 3 13 19
BE 3 6 6
NH 0 1 3
SS 4 6 12
CH 2 2 4
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 1 1
BW 48 226 257
RT 4 10 15
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 1 1 2
ML 0 0 0
PG 1 2 2
UA 0 0 0
UB 2 3 3
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 2 2 2
Total: 70 273 326
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Brenda Tekin
Observers: Gordy Adamski, Pat Alther, Robert Plank, Rose Thomas
Visitors:
Few folks dropped in today including volunteer counters Dave Hunter and
Allen Larner, John Lloyd.
Weather:
Steady NW wind 6-15km/h prevailed through the morning decreasing to 1-5km/h
by 2pm EST;
Temperature: 18c>24c;
Humidity: 88% (fog at lower level below top of ridge) and humidity levels
dropped to 40%;
Zero cloud cover increasing to a few puffs and thin cirrus.
Raptor Observations:
First few birds came up low, including Osprey shooting across the gap below
eye level like a falcon. Rest of the day, the Broad-wing we could locate
were tiny specs high overhead in bright blue sky or far off to the east.
Rose Thomas spotted first eagle of the day, a juv. BE at 1:45pm; 2nd juv.
over towers to NE at 3:19 was soon joined by an adult. The 2 streamed out
over east side of ridge and then for next 5 or so minutes circled together
joined by a local Red-tailed.
Peregrine Falcon first spotted by Dave Hunter flew over gap directly
overhead at 2:41 EST.
Non-raptor Observations:
Baltimore Oriole - 2;
White-tailed Deer - buck and doe;
Monarch Butterfly - 32;
Hummingbird - 3
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Report submitted by Brenda Tekin (bt8x@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA information may be found at:
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