Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 12, 2012
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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 2 2 2
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 2 2 2
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 2 2
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 6 6 6
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 2.5 hours
Official Counter: Matt Orsie
Observers:
Weather:
Beautiful weather with low humidity and W winds running 10-15mph. Temps in
the 70's
Raptor Observations:
First outing of the season for me. Didn't expect too much but the
conditions were good for any movement. Six birds tallied in two and 1/2
hours.
Non-raptor Observations:
DOWO 1
CHSW 7
TRSW 12
BASW 2
CEWA 4
AMGO 4
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Report submitted by Matt Orsie ()
