Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 2011
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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 18 196
Bald Eagle 0 5 80
Northern Harrier 0 0 36
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 25 661
Cooper's Hawk 0 5 82
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 7
Broad-winged Hawk 0 17 37474
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 35
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 2 42
Merlin 0 0 13
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 16
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 2
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 12
Total: 0 80 38660
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 10:00:00
Total observation time: 2 hours
Official Counter: Wes Hetrick
Observers:
Weather:
Light Rain, Fog, very limited visibility, light breeze from the West.
Raptor Observations:
No raptors observed.
Non-raptor Observations:
Only bird of the two hours was a male Common Merganser flying a hundred
feet above the parking lot and headed West (out of and into the fog).
Predictions:
Rest of the week will see clearing and warm air ... last gasp of nice
weather?
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Report submitted by Wes Hetrick (weshetrick@xxxxxxxx)
