Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 31, 2004
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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 1 10 10
BE 1 7 7
NH 0 4 4
SS 3 17 17
CH 0 8 8
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 0
BW 7 156 156
RT 2 20 20
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 6 6
ML 0 1 1
PG 0 0 0
UA 0 1 1
UB 0 2 2
UF 0 2 2
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 4 4
Total: 14 238 238
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 19:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Robert Plank
Observers: Allen Larner, Brenda Tekin, Wm. (Bill) Gallagher
Weather:
Wind: North 20-28km/h (by 6 p.m., light breeze out of SE)
Temp: 28c (high)
Humidity: 80% dropping to 46%
BarPressure: 1020 > 1022
Cloud Cover: partly cloudy, to clear then cloudy
light haze
Observations:
Bald Eagle - imm. at 2:15 p.m. EST
Sharp-shinned heading south at 6:40 p.m. EST
Luna Moth flew by at 6:25 p.m. EST
Chimney Swift - greatly reduced numbers this evening after last nights
thousands.
Common Nighhawk - 17 heading NW to west at 5:20 p.m. EST
and group of approximately 20 heading south directly overhead at 7:05 p.m.
EST
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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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