Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 02, 2008
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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 2
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 2 3
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 2
Broad-winged Hawk 17 17 22
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 4
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 1
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 20 20 34
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: BJ Little
Observers: Bev Leeuwenburg, Jen Folts
Weather:
Warm and cloudless. Easy wind from the west.
Raptor Observations:
All birds came down the west side of the ridge. Lots of milling about by
vultures and redtails.
Non-raptor Observations:
Yellow-billed cuckoo, Cedar waxwings, chimney swifts
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
