Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 13, 2010
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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 48 59
Bald Eagle 3 26 34
Northern Harrier 1 4 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 37 43
Cooper's Hawk 0 4 6
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 8 9
Broad-winged Hawk 36 103 127
Red-tailed Hawk 0 6 8
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 5 17 21
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 3 3
Unknown Falcon 3 3 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 3 3
Total: 59 265 325
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Wes Hetrick
Observers: Doug Graham
Visitors:
Typical work day with everyone too busy to say Hello.
Weather:
Clear skies eventually filled with beautiful clouds. Temps started at 60
and rose to low 80s. Breeze was very light from the West throughout the
day.
Raptor Observations:
Birds were late in moving ... first raptor was at 1120. We left the
watchsite at 5pm while birds were still moving through at high altitudes.
Migration is definitely ON.
Non-raptor Observations:
Loads of butterflies.
Predictions:
If these afternoon breezes continue, look for heavy movement of migrants.
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Report submitted by Wes Hetrick (weshetrick@xxxxxxxx)
