Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA
Waynesboro, VA, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 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 4 68 69
BE 3 8 8
NH 3 12 12
SS 10 53 63
CH 3 11 19
NG 0 1 1
RS 0 0 0
BW 779 3133 3136
RT 1 13 17
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 8 12
ML 0 1 1
PG 0 5 7
MK 0 1 1
UA 0 0 1
UB 0 1 1
UF 0 2 3
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 10 10
Total: 803 3327 3361
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Site Coordinator: Brenda Tekin
Observers: Brenda Tekin, Gordy Adamski, Mary Smith
Visitors:
Alan Richardson
Pat Alther (observer)
Mike Iwanik
John Irvine along with members of Rockingham Bird Club
Wade & Lisa Hildredth from North Carolina
Marlene Condon
Robert Butler
Andrew Clem
Weather:
Wind: 0-5 km/h with gusts to 6-11.
Wind Dir: SE to S to SW
Temp (hi): 29.5c
Humidity: 70%
Bar.Pressure: 1013
Cloud Cover: mostly cloudy to overcast
Early morning fog quickly lifted by 8:30 a.m.(EST)
Observations:
Bulk of BWs (496) were discovered LOW well off to NW crossing over valley
heading SW. Very hard to see through thick upper haze that has persisted
for days, if not weeks. Even the Ospreywere low flying throughout the day
and most often birds were seen flapping instead of sailing through.
Three Bald Eagles: 2 adults, 1-4th year;
Cedar Waxwing
Blue Jay - increasing numbers
Chimney Swift
Northern Flicker - 1 heading south
Common Yellowthroat - 1 female
Common Nighthawk - 1 at 4:41 p.m.
Monarch Butterfly - 24
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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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