Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 12, 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 1 11 99
Bald Eagle 2 22 76
Northern Harrier 6 12 28
Sharp-shinned Hawk 90 225 508
Cooper's Hawk 9 33 94
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 9 32
Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 5822
Red-tailed Hawk 8 60 131
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 2
American Kestrel 4 8 50
Merlin 0 1 7
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 12
Unknown Accipiter 4 5 8
Unknown Buteo 0 4 6
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 3 8
Total: 125 401 6885
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: The Littles
Observers: Bruce Hill, Doug Graham
Visitors:
The Churchills from Vienna, Bev Leeuwenburg, Duane Schilling, and Bruce
Hill with Rolf who reminded us happily of Max who now snarfs cheese at the
Lake Jackson Texas hawkwatch.
Weather:
More "unhelpful sky" with mostly east winds today.
Raptor Observations:
BAEA data: adults at 12:27 and 1:10
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
