Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 11, 2012
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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 1 176
Bald Eagle 6 33 207
Northern Harrier 2 24 137
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 97 1458
Cooper's Hawk 3 28 214
Northern Goshawk 0 2 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 47 118
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8524
Red-tailed Hawk 43 662 1037
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 12 13
American Kestrel 0 2 129
Merlin 0 5 27
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 26
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 29
Unknown Buteo 0 1 18
Unknown Falcon 0 0 12
Unknown Eagle 0 1 6
Unknown Raptor 0 5 31
Total: 61 923 12167
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: Joe Kelly, Matt Orsie, The Littles
Visitors:
Wes Hetrick's whole family! A pleasure to meet them all.
Weather:
Bright, sunny, pleasant, light southerly breezes. In other words, awful.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
14 White-winged Crossbills perched across the street in a conifer. One Red
Crossbill, 12 Pine Siskins, Purple Finches, Red-breasted Nuthatches, 2
Winter Wrens. Where are we?
It was also a great dog day. Highlights were a 120 pound Greater Pyrenees
(not a Lesser), several excellent Boxers and an 80 pound Pit Bull that was
a real love.
Anyone wishing to do The Plains CBC can get in touch with me at the email
address below.
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
