Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 07, 2010
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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 10 29 40
Bald Eagle 0 14 22
Northern Harrier 0 1 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 13 19
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 3
Broad-winged Hawk 5 13 37
Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 5
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 5 9
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 2
Total: 17 84 144
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 14:15:00
Total observation time: 4.75 hours
Official Counter: BJ Little
Observers: Bev Leeuwenburg
Visitors:
Jen Folts, Peter Deahl
Weather:
Warm temps between 23 and 31C. Breezes from the east and southeast 5 to
10k. A few streaky high clouds grew to fill the sky directly overhead in
the middle of the day and then petered out by midafternoon.
Raptor Observations:
All raptors came down the east side of the ridge today.
Non-raptor Observations:
One group of seven Ravens passed together.
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
