Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 14, 2009
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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 6 148
Bald Eagle 0 29 128
Northern Harrier 0 2 28
Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 297 824
Cooper's Hawk 2 47 102
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 22
Broad-winged Hawk 0 26 9077
Red-tailed Hawk 1 35 70
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 13 54
Merlin 1 2 17
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 20
Unknown Accipiter 0 3 11
Unknown Buteo 0 1 11
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 14
Total: 22 472 10527
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 2 hours
Official Counter: Matt Orsie
Observers: Judy Bardsley
Weather:
A nice, rather warm, partly cloudy morning at the gap with comfortable
temperatures and W winds in the 5-10 mph range.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Matt Orsie ()