[va-bird] HSR: Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch (30 Oct 2002) Raptor counts (total=0)

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  • Date: 30 Oct 2002 15:33:55 -0000


Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA
Waynesboro, VA, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2002
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           0              0              0
TV                           0              0              0
OS                           0             11             99
BE                           0              2             14
NH                           0             18             38
SS                           0            473            597
CH                           0             57             82
NG                           0              3              4
RS                           0              7              7
BW                           0             17           3650
RT                           0            194            215
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              2              2
AK                           0             82            100
ML                           0              2              6
PG                           0             14             22
MK                           0              0              1
UA                           0              1              4
UB                           0              7             10
UF                           0              1              5
UE                           0              0              0
UR                           0              6             18

Total:                       0            897           4874
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Observation start time: 05:00:00 
Observation end   time: 05:00:00 
Total observation time: 0 hours

Site Coordinator: Brenda Tekin

Observers:        

Weather:
Third straight day we've been shut down.  
TODAY'S WEATHER:
OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE. FREEZING DRIZZLE POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING
ABOVE 1500 FEET. COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.

Currently, at 9:25 a.m., it's 34 degrees with wind out of 
NE at 7 mph. on Afton Mountain with low clouds and rain. Video cam is not
operating at the moment.

We've had well over 1" of much needed rain in past 24 hours with totals
close to 2" the past 48 hours.  

Charlottesville, Albemarle County area total usable water supply is at
75.9% this morning.

Observations:




Predictions:
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE UNTIL MIDNIGHT 
WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE POSSIBLE ABOVE 1500 FEET. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY AND CONTINUED COOL. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

Cold Temps, partly cloudy skies and breezy Thursday, Friday and into the
weekend all conducive to movement of Red-tails.  Bring out the woolies and
hot chocolate!

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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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