Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2012
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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 1 176
Bald Eagle 0 23 197
Northern Harrier 0 16 129
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 89 1450
Cooper's Hawk 0 22 208
Northern Goshawk 0 2 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 37 108
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8524
Red-tailed Hawk 32 526 901
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 9 10
American Kestrel 0 2 129
Merlin 0 5 27
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 26
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 29
Unknown Buteo 0 1 18
Unknown Falcon 0 0 12
Unknown Eagle 0 1 6
Unknown Raptor 0 5 31
Total: 32 741 11985
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 11:30:00
Total observation time: 2.5 hours
Official Counter: Todd M. Day
Observers: Joe Kelly
Weather:
Wind out of the East, high puffy clouds for contrast,
Raptor Observations:
Flight of Red Tails started at 1000, most were high and headed South along
the East ridge.
Non-raptor Observations:
Canada Geese (14), single Loon, local Red-shouldered, Siskins, Juncos
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Report submitted by Wes Hetrick (weshetrick@xxxxxx)
