Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 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 1 24 198
Northern Harrier 0 16 129
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 89 1450
Cooper's Hawk 2 24 210
Northern Goshawk 0 2 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 40 111
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8524
Red-tailed Hawk 28 554 929
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: 34 775 12019
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: BJ Little
Observers: Bev Leeuwenburg
Weather:
Cold and damp. West wind changed to NW midday and then slowed and skewed to
variable in the final hour. 100% cloud cover all day. Hazy. Nor'easter
blowing offshore east of here, but no precip on the Blue Ridge.
Raptor Observations:
BOY BAEA 12:20
Non-raptor Observations:
5 Ravens together
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)