Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 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 1 1 238
Bald Eagle 4 14 159
Northern Harrier 1 6 85
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 33 1335
Cooper's Hawk 4 6 182
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 30 62 107
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 37519
Red-tailed Hawk 116 170 381
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 3 4 6
American Kestrel 0 0 117
Merlin 0 0 19
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 26
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 11
Unknown Buteo 1 3 12
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 1 2
Unknown Raptor 0 0 22
Total: 167 300 40225
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Matt Orsie
Observers: BJ Little, Bob Abrams, Todd Day
Weather:
The day started off completely cloudy with a brisk NNW wind. Clouds thinned
out to 0% by late afternoon. Temps in the 50's
Raptor Observations:
This was the kind of November day you hope for. We had our first triple
digit RTHA day of the season.
Bald Eagles: 4
Golden Eagles: 3
Non-raptor Observations:
Canada Goose: 66
Mallard: 16
Ring-necked Duck: 1
Double-crested Cormorant: 54
Loons (Those ID'ed where all Common): 147
Great Blue Heron: 1
Ring-billed Gull: 16
Herring Gull: 1
Predictions:
Sunny w/light N winds
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Report submitted by Matt Orsie ()
