Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 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 54 232
Bald Eagle 0 32 107
Northern Harrier 0 20 56
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 416 1052
Cooper's Hawk 0 65 142
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 13 20
Broad-winged Hawk 0 62 37519
Red-tailed Hawk 0 49 83
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 68 108
Merlin 0 5 18
Peregrine Falcon 0 12 23
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 4
Unknown Buteo 0 7 7
Unknown Falcon 0 1 4
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 5 16
Total: 8 812 39392
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 11:15:00
Total observation time: 3 hours
Official Counter: Todd M. Day
Observers:
Visitors:
Nada.
Weather:
Ick poo.
Light westerly wind, haze reducing visibility to a mile or two, full cloud
cover, temperature warming to about 64, all in front of an approaching low
from the south.
Raptor Observations:
Slow. Eight birds in three hours.
Non-raptor Observations:
Blue Jays didn't seem to mind the conditions, and they were moving in
force.
Predictions:
Rain.
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Report submitted by Todd Day (blkvulture@xxxxxxx)
