Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2012
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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 1 1 176
Bald Eagle 11 11 185
Northern Harrier 7 7 120
Sharp-shinned Hawk 25 25 1386
Cooper's Hawk 3 3 189
Northern Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 2 73
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8524
Red-tailed Hawk 94 99 474
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 2 2 3
American Kestrel 0 0 127
Merlin 0 2 24
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 25
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 28
Unknown Buteo 0 0 17
Unknown Falcon 0 0 12
Unknown Eagle 0 0 5
Unknown Raptor 0 0 26
Total: 145 152 11396
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: BJ Little
Observers: Doug Graham
Visitors:
Wes Hetrick, Joe Kelly, Matt Orsie
Weather:
Blustery and cold. Mostly cloudy. Wind WNW and howling. Definitely a
Redtail kind of day.
Raptor Observations:
2 adult Golden Eagles. 11 Bald Eagles of various ages.
Non-raptor Observations:
199 American Crows, 1 Common Loon, one flock of 9 Double-crested
Cormorants, one flock of 80 Red-winged Blackbirds. One Crow eating a
Carolina Wren.
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
