Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 06, 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 1 4 144
Bald Eagle 1 16 115
Northern Harrier 0 2 28
Sharp-shinned Hawk 57 140 656
Cooper's Hawk 14 23 77
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 22
Broad-winged Hawk 2 26 9062
Red-tailed Hawk 4 13 48
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 3 7 45
Merlin 0 1 12
Peregrine Falcon 1 2 17
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: 83 239 10258
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: BJ Little
Observers: Bev Leeuwenburg
Visitors:
Jen Folts and the ever effervescent Jennifer and Mandy.
Weather:
Cool, easterly winds. High clouds. Temps 15 to 19.
Raptor Observations:
Finally, a Cooper's Hawk push.
Non-raptor Observations:
Stinkbugs!
130 Blue Jays
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
