Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2010
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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 6 10 21
Bald Eagle 8 8 16
Northern Harrier 0 0 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 9 15
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 1
Broad-winged Hawk 3 5 29
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 3
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 3 3 7
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 1 1
Total: 30 38 98
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:15:00
Total observation time: 6.25 hours
Official Counter: The Littles
Observers: Doug Graham, Matt Orsie
Visitors:
Full house today: Doug Graham, Wes Hetrick, Matt Orsie and Jesse, Rob
Hilton, Karen and Lennon Little, Peter and Bonnie Deahl, Bev Leeuvenburg,
Bob Abrams, Joan Boudreau
Weather:
Lovely strong west wind. Temps 21-28C. Fair weather cumulus clouds all day.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)