Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 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 9 17 19
Bald Eagle 4 11 11
Northern Harrier 1 3 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 21 22
Cooper's Hawk 2 3 3
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 5 10 11
Broad-winged Hawk 318 401 406
Red-tailed Hawk 11 20 24
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 5 6
Merlin 0 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 1 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 356 496 510
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Mike Reyman
Observers: Bob Blakney, Matt Orsie
Weather:
East winds, mostly cloudy skis, and mild seasonal temperatures - the key
ingredients for a good September migration day at the Gap. Temperature
averaged 20C, Humidity 65%, Pressure steady at 30.29, and Cloud Cover from
80% to 100%
Raptor Observations:
Bald Eagles: 1 Adult 10:04AM; 1 Adult 11:55AM; 1 Immature 12:33PM; 1
Immature 01:26 PM. First migrants were a Kettle of 6 Broad-wings at 9:06
AM; Last migrant was an Immature/Female Northern Harrier at 2:19PM.
(All times are EST).
Non-raptor Observations:
Many Tree Swallows (estimated 100-200) joined usual Chimney Swifts feeding
above the Gap in mid- to late-afternoon.
1 Great Blue Heron flying low across Gap, West to East, at 1:37 PM.
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Report submitted by Mike Reyman (dreyman@xxxxxx)
