Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 08, 2013
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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 2 8 16
Bald Eagle 2 12 16
Northern Harrier 0 4 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 20 66
Cooper's Hawk 2 2 13
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 3 7
Broad-winged Hawk 60 101 140
Red-tailed Hawk 3 14 26
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 4 7
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 2 3
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 4
Total: 84 170 306
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: Duane Schilling, Joe Kelly, Matt Orsie, The Littles
Visitors:
Nancy Cosier, Bruce Bennett and Shiner. Also a late visit from the Denises
minus David. Lots of excellent dogs today with a French Bulldog, a long
haired Jack Russell and a 130 pound Rotty named Duke leading the parade.
Weather:
Warm and a west wind. Partly cloudy. Good sky for finding high birds.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Almost no stink bugs, 12 Monarchs.
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
