Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 11, 2009
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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 5 147
Bald Eagle 3 27 126
Northern Harrier 0 2 28
Sharp-shinned Hawk 58 267 794
Cooper's Hawk 14 44 99
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 22
Broad-winged Hawk 0 26 9077
Red-tailed Hawk 5 34 69
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 12 53
Merlin 0 1 16
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 20
Unknown Accipiter 1 2 10
Unknown Buteo 0 0 10
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 2 14
Total: 83 431 10486
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Matt Orsie
Observers:
Visitors:
Rose Thomas
Bruce and Nancy Bennent
Weather:
Cool with NW winds varying between 5-10 mph. Cloud cover ranged from 5 -
60%
Raptor Observations:
Bald Eagle - 13:25 1st year
2 Bald Eagles - 13:58 both 1st year
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Matt Orsie ()
