Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 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 0 21 190
BE 0 7 63
NH 0 24 56
SS 5 1016 1519
CH 0 116 192
NG 0 2 2
RS 1 36 41
BW 0 244 14342
RT 174 677 722
RL 0 0 0
GE 1 4 6
AK 0 101 185
ML 1 16 19
PG 0 8 51
UA 0 4 6
UB 0 7 12
UF 0 2 4
UE 0 0 1
UR 0 7 18
Total: 182 2292 17429
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Multiple Counters
Observers: Albert Kaine
Visitors:
A big thanks to Bill and Linda Miller who stopped by in the morning and
kept count for a few hours and were rewarded with a Golden Eagle and
Merlin.
Weather:
Breezy conditions, varying from W to SW.
Temp: 23c high
Partly cloudy to overcast then clearing out again
Raptor Observations:
Coverage: 10-12pm and 1-4pm;
Early afternoon flight of Red-tails, sailing out of the clouds.
Golden Eagle, 2 sharpies and merlin flew over between 10-11 am.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Brenda Tekin (bt8x@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA information may be found at:
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