Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA
Waynesboro, VA, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 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 7 80 81
BE 1 10 10
NH 4 19 19
SS 3 90 100
CH 1 16 24
NG 0 1 1
RS 0 0 0
BW 25 3532 3535
RT 1 15 19
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 2 10 14
ML 0 2 2
PG 0 6 8
MK 0 1 1
UA 0 2 3
UB 0 1 1
UF 0 3 4
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 11 11
Total: 44 3799 3833
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 8.25 hours
Site Coordinator: Gordy Adamski
Observers: Gordy Adamski
Visitors:
Alan Larner, observer
Jan Shaw (2nd visit, 1st time in 2000) & Gary Casin from Nashville, TN
Cape Henry Bird Club
Crista Kabe,Helen Briest.
Other observers:
Mike Corley from Hanging Rock WV hawk watch
Pter Brisk & Dave Hunter
Weather:
wind speed 0 most of the day
Wind direction SE
High temp 21.5c
Humidity 57% riseing to 68% at days end
Bar. pressure 1021
Cloud cover 1 in morning to 3 by mid day & back to 1 at days end
Observations:
Birds were high but could be seen with naked eye. 1 adult BE spotted @ 1:39
PM along with 2 OS.
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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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