Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2003
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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 5 44 50
BE 1 13 18
NH 0 4 4
SS 12 33 39
CH 2 14 15
NG 0 1 1
RS 0 1 1
BW 562 1706 1759
RT 1 19 24
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 1
AK 7 20 25
ML 1 2 3
PG 1 6 6
MK 0 0 1
UA 1 5 6
UB 0 3 4
UF 1 1 1
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 4 4
Total: 594 1876 1962
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Gordy Adamski
Observers: Brenda Tekin
Visitors:
Additional spotters:
Marlene Condon
Robert Butler
Buddy
Bob Thompson
Sarah Splaun
Crista Cabe
Jennifer Gaden
Peter Brask
Wade and Lisa Hildredth from North Carolina
Weather:
A day after Isabel and what a day! Bright blue skies with lots of white
clouds, at times filled with Broad-wings, hopefully giving us a sampling
of better flights to come.
Wind: Predominently out of NW, 5-7 kh/m.
Temp (high): 27C
Humidity: 63%
Bar.Pressure: 1019
Cloud Cover: partly cloudy increasing to overcast
Observations:
Total Broad-wings today were 562. Two highest counts were 118 between 9 -
10 a.m. EST and 192 between 3-4 p.m. By then they were losing altitude
with decrease in the NW wind and no thermals with increasing dark clouds.
Adult BE at 2:08 p.m. EST.
Monarch Butterfly - MANY! Too busy looking for high sailing raptors but
Monarch's in every view.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird: 2 (un)
Herring Gull - 1 (juvenile!) came in close at 4:35 p.m.EST.
Predictions:
repeat from today. Let's hope for a bit more wind.
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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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