Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 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 0 3 143
Bald Eagle 1 15 114
Northern Harrier 0 2 28
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 83 599
Cooper's Hawk 2 9 63
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 22
Broad-winged Hawk 1 24 9060
Red-tailed Hawk 3 9 44
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 4 42
Merlin 0 1 12
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 16
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 9
Unknown Buteo 0 0 10
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 12
Total: 12 156 10175
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Bob Abrams
Observers: Don Weisman, Wes Hetrick
Visitors:
Don & Mary Weisman
Weather:
Clear blue sky, cool (49-68 deg F), moderate West wind
Raptor Observations:
Almost impossible to see ... even once found.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Wes Hetrick (weshetrick@xxxxxxxx)
