Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 11, 2008
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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 3 10 98
Bald Eagle 3 20 74
Northern Harrier 1 6 22
Sharp-shinned Hawk 35 135 418
Cooper's Hawk 2 24 85
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 8 31
Broad-winged Hawk 1 3 5822
Red-tailed Hawk 6 52 123
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 1 2
American Kestrel 2 4 46
Merlin 0 1 7
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 12
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 4
Unknown Buteo 0 4 6
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 3 8
Total: 58 276 6760
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: The Littles
Observers: Doug Graham
Visitors:
Wes Hetrick, Ralph Wall, Ron Clabber
Weather:
Light wind from the west switched around to the east at 11:45. Brutal, hazy
high blue skies which Ralph rightly called "unhelpful."
Raptor Observations:
BAEA data: 3 juveniles, 11:52, 1:36, 2:52
GOEA data: 1 juvenile, 10:32
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
