Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 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 1 242
Bald Eagle 6 31 176
Northern Harrier 1 10 89
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 55 1386
Cooper's Hawk 0 7 186
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 5 81 127
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 37520
Red-tailed Hawk 19 273 491
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 6 8
American Kestrel 0 0 117
Merlin 0 0 19
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 26
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 11
Unknown Buteo 0 3 12
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 1 2
Unknown Raptor 0 0 22
Total: 37 468 40438
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: BJ Little
Observers: Matt Orsie
Weather:
Temps 11-15C. Variable force 1 and 2 winds from ESE. Hazy skies with
streaky clouds moving in from the west in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
First bird: 10:26. Final bird: 3:00.
At one point this morning, I had a RSHA calling from behind me, up toward
the Bear's Den rocks, another RSHA calling from the east side of the ridge
to the north, and a juvie RSHA perched and preening in the locust grove
right across the highway.
Highlight was a four minute show put on by a juvie BAEA amd a juvie GOEA
playing their way down the east side of the ridge together, curvetting and
swooping on each other in the sunlight.
Non-raptor Observations:
a flock of 21 Fish Crows
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
