Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 01, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 0 184
Bald Eagle 5 5 224
Northern Harrier 1 1 168
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 1653
Cooper's Hawk 3 3 267
Northern Goshawk 0 0 12
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 150
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8110
Red-tailed Hawk 43 43 1625
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 17
American Kestrel 0 0 133
Merlin 0 0 46
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 21
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 21
Unknown Buteo 0 0 16
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 22
Short-eared Owl 0 0 1
Total: 53 53 12674
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Observation start time: 11:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers:
Visitors:
Joe Coleman and Jura. Not too many people out walking up there today.
Weather:
Cold, windy, cold.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Common Loons 20, 20 Tundra Swans in a perfect V with a Snow Goose in slot
number 6 on the right side, 327 Canada Geese in mostly high skeins of
thirty birds or less. These are the real ones. Not the golf course variety.
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
