Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 2013
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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 1 9 17
Bald Eagle 1 13 17
Northern Harrier 0 4 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 25 71
Cooper's Hawk 1 3 14
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 7
Broad-winged Hawk 33 134 173
Red-tailed Hawk 3 17 29
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 5 8
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 2 3
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 4
Total: 45 215 351
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00
Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter: BJ Little
Observers: Bev Leeuwenburg, Joe Kelly
Visitors:
20 Road Scholar hikers did the Virginia leg of their tristate Appalachian
Trail hike south from our gap today.
Weather:
Hot and muggy. Humid and hazy. Temps 28.6 C to 31 C. Wind west 3.5 mph down
to 0 in the afternoon. Cumulus clouds built in after 11 am. A few sprinkles
in the noon hour. Milky hazy air made for low visibility.
Raptor Observations:
Lots of meandering Vultures.
Non-raptor Observations:
Stink bugs began pouring out of the woods behind us after noon when the
temps hit 30. Three Monarch butterflies.
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
