Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 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 3 13 24
Bald Eagle 2 10 18
Northern Harrier 1 1 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 11 17
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 1
Broad-winged Hawk 3 8 32
Red-tailed Hawk 2 3 5
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 5 9
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 2 2
Total: 16 54 114
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: Bev Leeuwenburg, Matt Orsie, The Littles, Todd Day
Weather:
Clear and bright blue, wind west at about 5mph
Raptor Observations:
Hoping for more birds soon.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)