[va-bird] HSR: Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch (27 Oct 2005) 204 Raptors

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Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 27, 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                           0             31            174
BE                           0              6             40
NH                           0              6             29
SS                          26            760           1005
CH                           0             94            154
NG                           0              1              1
RS                           0              7              9
BW                           0             70           7263
RT                         178            607            713
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              1              2
AK                           0             48            148
ML                           0             14             16
PG                           0              3              6
UA                           0              5             10
UB                           0              6             20
UF                           0              0              1
UE                           0              0              1
UR                           0              3             15

Total:                     204           1662           9607
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Observation start time: 09:30:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 
Total observation time: 3 hours

Official Counter: Wm (Bill) Funk

Observers:        Albert Kaine, Bill Funk

Weather:
Coverage today: 9:30-11:45; 1-2pm
WInd speed: S to SW - 20-28km/h increasing to 29-38km/h;
Temp: 7.5c > 8.5c;
Humidity:  33%>38%
Bar.Pressure: 1018<1017;
Cloud cover: only a few wisps with clear visibility for miles

Raptor Observations:
Good RT flight during morning then things slowed down.  However, quite
possible afternoon birds were just too high up, lost in bright blue.

Non-raptor Observations:

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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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