Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 07, 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 0 4 146
Bald Eagle 0 16 115
Northern Harrier 0 2 28
Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 151 678
Cooper's Hawk 2 25 80
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 22
Broad-winged Hawk 0 26 9077
Red-tailed Hawk 0 13 48
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 9 50
Merlin 0 1 16
Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 15 254 10309
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 2 hours
Official Counter: Matt Orsie
Observers:
Visitors:
None
Weather:
Clear and very windy. At 10 AM winds were 15-20 mph sustained out of the W
but increased to 20-25 mph during the second hour.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Blue Jay: 2
Chimney Swift: 12
Tree Swallow: 8
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Report submitted by Matt Orsie ()
