Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 11, 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 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 1 2 2
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 1 1
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 2 3 3
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Observation start time: 11:00:00
Observation end time: 12:30:00
Total observation time: 1.5 hours
Official Counter: Matt Orsie
Observers: Wes Hetrick
Weather:
Partly Sunny, Light W-NW winds which would go variable at times. Temps in
the 70's
Raptor Observations:
A few local Red-tailed Hawks and numerous vultures of both species.
Non-raptor Observations:
Chimney Swifts, Tree Swallows, American Goldfinches
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Report submitted by Matt Orsie ()
