Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 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 2 83 89
BE 0 40 40
NH 0 9 11
SS 5 178 184
CH 6 28 30
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 1 1
BW 17 7987 8018
RT 0 20 25
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 1 1
AK 0 33 34
ML 0 3 3
PG 0 9 9
UA 0 1 1
UB 0 4 4
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 1 1
UR 3 6 6
Total: 33 8404 8457
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Gordy Adamski
Observers: Gordy Adamski, Jennifer Gaden
Visitors:
The counting was split up today between Gordon Adamski, Jennifer Gaden &
David West. Thank you to everyone for helping out.
Weather:
The wind started out of the NW, changing to Variable the back from the N by
the end of the day.
The temp started out at 12.5 & climbed to 24.
The humidity started out at 56 & dropped all day to a low of 31 by 5 PM
The Bar. pressure went from 1009 to 1013 as the day progressed.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
The woodpeckers were starting to move with 6 red headed & many flickers
moving through.
Only 24 monarch butterflies spotted.
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Report submitted by Brenda Tekin (bt8x@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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