Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2008
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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 4 6 94
Bald Eagle 5 13 67
Northern Harrier 3 3 19
Sharp-shinned Hawk 39 52 335
Cooper's Hawk 6 9 70
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 24
Broad-winged Hawk 1 1 5820
Red-tailed Hawk 5 14 85
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 2 44
Merlin 1 1 7
Peregrine Falcon 2 4 12
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 4
Unknown Buteo 1 3 5
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 2 3 8
Total: 69 113 6597
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: Bev Leeuwenburg, The Littles
Visitors:
Larry Blair and Candice Lowther, Claire Wolfe and Mary Chamberlin, Adrienne
Nicosia and family. Glad to have you join us.
Weather:
Cool, light haze, with light NW winds
Raptor Observations:
Deep in Sharpie season...
Non-raptor Observations:
Many flocks of Blue Jays with a smaller number of Flickers flying solo.
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
Site Description:
Snickers Gap Hawkwatch was established in 1990. It is located in
northern Virginia, on the Clarke and Loudoun County line. It is reached by
taking VA Route 7 to the county line, which runs atop the ridge at Snickers
Gap. On the south side of Route 7 is a commuter parking lot. The count is
conducted from there. It is a volunteer site, and is counted in fall only,
from late August until late November or early December. There are no
facilities at the site, so bring a snack, drinks, and a chair. Many of the
birds can be distant, and a scope is helpful.
As a volunteer site, we are always looking to increase our pool of
counters. We are eager to train those who have never counted, but are
skilled with hawk identification. We are also willing to pair
inexperienced observers with experienced counters. Please contact the
compiler, Todd Day, at blkvulture@xxxxxxx with any questions or if you are
interested in participating in the count.
Directions to site:
