Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 2013
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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 6 14
Bald Eagle 3 10 14
Northern Harrier 2 4 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 6 52
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 11
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 6
Broad-winged Hawk 6 35 74
Red-tailed Hawk 0 11 23
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 3 6
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 2 2 3
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 4
Total: 15 79 215
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Wes Hetrick
Observers: Joe Kelly
Visitors:
several day-hikers on the AT
Weather:
Windy, beautiful sky, big fast-moving clouds, in the mid-70s
Raptor Observations:
Birds overhead throughout the day: vultures of course but just when we
needed a boost here comes a single broad wing, a single bald eagle, or
northern harrier, ... even the red tails put on a show.
Non-raptor Observations:
lots of swallows, swifts, groups of waxwings, goldfinches, maybe a dozen
times we saw red-headed woodpeckers shooting off in one direction or
another. And behind us a carolina wren and a mockingbird were competing
for attention ... a real debate about something was going on, and on, and
on.
Predictions:
temps dropping into the 50s overnight with highs tomorrow in low 70s. most
significant, wind predicted out of NNE. the switch in direction could
provide a new look at migrants.
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Report submitted by Wes Hetrick (weshetrick@xxxxxx)
