Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA
Waynesboro, VA, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2002
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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 0 10 98
BE 0 1 13
NH 1 9 29
SS 4 333 457
CH 4 35 60
NG 0 2 3
RS 0 2 2
BW 0 17 3650
RT 5 37 58
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 1 78 96
ML 0 1 5
PG 0 13 21
MK 0 0 1
UA 0 1 4
UB 0 4 7
UF 0 1 5
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 5 17
Total: 15 549 4526
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Observation start time: 11:00:00
Observation end time: 14:15:00
Total observation time: 3.25 hours
Site Coordinator: Brenda Tekin
Observers: Allen Larner
Weather:
Overcast with threatening light rain by 2 p.m.
Wind:E changing to SW
Temp (High) 18 c
Humidity: 38 increasing o 53%
Bar.Pressure: 1010
Observations:
Ring-billed gull
A large gull-like bird larger than ring-billed.
Tree Swallow - 20
Common Raven - 6
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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
***Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA - 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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