Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 2009
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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 3 143
Bald Eagle 2 12 111
Northern Harrier 1 1 27
Sharp-shinned Hawk 24 37 553
Cooper's Hawk 0 2 56
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 20
Broad-winged Hawk 0 8 9044
Red-tailed Hawk 2 4 39
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 1 39
Merlin 0 1 12
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 16
Unknown Accipiter 1 1 9
Unknown Buteo 0 0 10
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 12
Total: 33 72 10091
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Observation start time: 08:45:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5.25 hours
Official Counter: BJ Little
Observers: Bruce Hill, Jon Little, Matt Orsie
Visitors:
Kari and Lennon Little, Barry and Bev, Luke Warner, Brad Beukema
Weather:
Very light breeze out of the east. Temps 16 to 22. Some clouds after noon.
Raptor Observations:
No one was in a hurry.
Non-raptor Observations:
Stinkbugs again
Predictions:
Gotta pick up.
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
