Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2005
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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 6 104 121
BE 0 15 29
NH 1 20 22
SS 15 164 179
CH 1 30 34
NG 0 0 0
RS 1 2 2
BW 253 3874 4058
RT 4 48 83
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 7 77 80
ML 0 2 2
PG 0 2 2
UA 0 2 4
UB 2 6 13
UF 0 1 1
UE 0 1 1
UR 0 11 11
Total: 290 4359 4642
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 3.5 hours
Official Counter: Wm (Bill) Gallagher
Observers: Brenda Tekin, Wm. (Bill) Gallagher
Weather:
Actual coverage today: 10-12 p.m. and 3:30 - 5 p.m. EST
Morning was overcast and fog with light rain moving through around 12 pm;
Things began to clear out by late afternoon.
Wind: SSW 1-5 km/h morning; SW 6-11 km/m afternoon;
Temp: 24c > 28c
Humidity: 75% < 63%
BarPressure: 1011>1012;
Raptor Observations:
Fog and overcast skies do not make for good flights; bulk of BW flight
between 3:40 - 4:05 p.m. EST;
BW hourly flight: 10-11:3; 3-4:211; 4-5:39
Non-raptor Observations:
Chimney Swift
Blue Jay - increasing numbers
Monarch Butterfly - 31
Predictions:
clearing skies
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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
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