Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 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 0 1 176
Bald Eagle 2 35 209
Northern Harrier 0 24 137
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 99 1460
Cooper's Hawk 0 28 214
Northern Goshawk 0 2 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 47 118
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8524
Red-tailed Hawk 0 673 1048
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 13 14
American Kestrel 0 2 129
Merlin 0 5 27
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 26
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 30
Unknown Buteo 0 2 19
Unknown Falcon 0 0 12
Unknown Eagle 0 1 6
Unknown Raptor 0 5 31
Total: 4 941 12185
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: BJ Little
Observers: Bev Leeuwenburg, Jen Folts, Joe Kelly
Weather:
33-40 degrees F. Very light NW wind. Clouds cleared out before noon. What
happened to those winds promised by the weather guys last night?
Raptor Observations:
Several Redtails drifted north, kiting. One perched for quite a while in a
tree on the east ridge across the road. None of them migrated south.
Non-raptor Observations:
Split-second visit from 7 White-winged Crossbills. Two adult Bald Eagles
played together over the river and then flew back north.
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
