Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 09, 2010
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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 1 30 41
Bald Eagle 2 16 24
Northern Harrier 0 1 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 14 20
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 3
Broad-winged Hawk 2 15 39
Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 5
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 5 10 14
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 2 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 3 3
Total: 14 98 158
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00
Total observation time: 1.5 hours
Official Counter: Matt Orsie
Observers: Doug Graham
Visitors:
Doug Graham (Started at 9am)
Dennis McDowell
Peter Deahl
Weather:
Brisk, W-NW winds 10-15 mph with higher gusts. Clouds coverage between
10-20%
Raptor Observations:
Bald Eagle - Ad 10:05
Ad 12:28
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
The NW winds should persist through Friday although dropping down tonight.
Hopefully we will see more tomorrow.
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Report submitted by Matt Orsie ()
