Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 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 2 54 232
Bald Eagle 1 32 107
Northern Harrier 1 19 55
Sharp-shinned Hawk 72 392 1028
Cooper's Hawk 14 55 132
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 13 20
Broad-winged Hawk 0 62 37519
Red-tailed Hawk 11 49 83
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 68 108
Merlin 1 4 17
Peregrine Falcon 1 12 23
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 4
Unknown Buteo 4 7 7
Unknown Falcon 0 1 4
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 1 5 16
Total: 114 776 39356
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 15:15:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: Bev Leeuwenburg, Doug Graham, Duane Schilling, The Littles
Weather:
Clear with between 10 and 40% cloud cover; comfortable except for the stink
bugs later in the day
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
