Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 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 2 26 200
Northern Harrier 2 18 131
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 91 1452
Cooper's Hawk 1 25 211
Northern Goshawk 0 2 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 40 111
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8524
Red-tailed Hawk 48 602 977
Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 1
Golden Eagle 1 10 11
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: 57 832 12076
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Larry Brindza
Observers: Matt Orsie
Weather:
The day started with sunny skies and @ 25% Cirrus clouds. Winds were from
the NW at 12-19 km/h all day long! The temperature started at 2 degrees C
and finished the day at 10 degrees C (36 to 50 degrees F).
Raptor Observations:
The highlight of the day was an adult-female Rough-legged Hawk at 10:10a.m.
This was the count's first of the season. Two adult Bald Eagles, two N.
Harriers (one was an adult male), two sharpies, one Cooper's, 48
Red-tailed, and one adult Golden Eagle made up the rest of thr migrants.
Non-raptor Observations:
There were numerous large flocks of Passerines including 20 Blue Jays, 25
Pine Siskins and 19 Gold Finches.
Only 4 hikers today.
Predictions:
Better weather to follow.
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Report submitted by Larry Brindza (ljbrindza@xxxxxxx)
