Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 13, 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 14 23 31
Bald Eagle 5 18 22
Northern Harrier 0 4 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 23 48 94
Cooper's Hawk 3 6 17
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 7
Broad-winged Hawk 129 263 302
Red-tailed Hawk 3 20 32
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 6 11 14
Merlin 3 3 3
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 1 1 5
Total: 187 402 538
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 8.25 hours
Official Counter: Matt Orsie
Observers: BJ Little, Joe Kelly, Wes Hetrick
Visitors:
Deb Hale
Carol Miller
Cynthia Holz
Weather:
Breezy and partly cloudy. Winds NW 10-20 mph all day
Raptor Observations:
Best push of hawks was late in the day (4-5pm local time).
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
More of the same. Bring on the BW's!
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Report submitted by Matt Orsie ()
