Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 06, 2011
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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 52 230
Bald Eagle 3 25 100
Northern Harrier 0 16 52
Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 262 898
Cooper's Hawk 6 40 117
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 9 16
Broad-winged Hawk 0 61 37518
Red-tailed Hawk 4 32 66
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 64 104
Merlin 0 3 16
Peregrine Falcon 1 11 22
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 4
Unknown Buteo 0 3 3
Unknown Falcon 0 1 4
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 2 4 15
Total: 41 586 39166
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Wes Hetrick
Observers:
Visitors:
Craig and Lauri Penzien of The Plains, VA. Bill Hale of Summit Point, WV.
Weather:
Not a cloud all day, cool (10-14degC), no air moving.
Raptor Observations:
Birds extremely high and difficult to see ... but they were moving.
Non-raptor Observations:
Blue Jays moving in large numbers (100s).
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Report submitted by Wes Hetrick (weshetrick@xxxxxxxx)
