Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2013
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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 1 124
Bald Eagle 12 12 123
Northern Harrier 1 1 48
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 3 907
Cooper's Hawk 1 1 129
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 5 5 32
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 11616
Red-tailed Hawk 50 50 325
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 1 2
American Kestrel 0 0 87
Merlin 0 0 27
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 10
Unknown Accipiter 1 1 8
Unknown Buteo 0 0 10
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 1 20
Total: 76 76 13470
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: Duane Schilling, The Shoemakers, Todd Day
Visitors:
Long, lost Jamie Gregory made a surprise visit. A sight for sore eyes,
indeed.
Weather:
It started out with a nice cover of clouds but as predicted we were in
endless blue by noon.
Raptor Observations:
Always nice to see a November Osprey.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
