Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 08, 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 6 31 106
Northern Harrier 2 18 54
Sharp-shinned Hawk 58 320 956
Cooper's Hawk 1 41 118
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 9 16
Broad-winged Hawk 1 62 37519
Red-tailed Hawk 6 38 72
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 66 106
Merlin 0 3 16
Peregrine Falcon 0 11 22
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 4
Unknown Buteo 0 3 3
Unknown Falcon 0 1 4
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 4 15
Total: 76 662 39242
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: The Littles
Observers:
Visitors:
Mary Smith, Ron Staley, Liam McGranaghan
Weather:
Cool westerly wind until midday, when the wind died for a while and then
eased in lightly from the east. Temps 16-21C. Brutal hazy high blue sky.
Raptor Observations:
Eagles from 1 to 2:15pm.
Non-raptor Observations:
If you needed to work on vultures, today was the day at Snickers. Dozens
loitered, both Black and Turkeys.
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
