Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2012
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 1 176
Bald Eagle 0 35 209
Northern Harrier 0 24 137
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 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: 0 941 12185
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Larry Brindza
Observers:
Visitors:
No visitors and only 4 hikers.
Weather:
!00% clouds all day. Temperatures ranged from 30 degrees F to 42 Degrees F.
Winds were from the NW at not more than 4 km/h.
Raptor Observations:
The practically non-existing winds brought no raptors today!
Non-raptor Observations:
Very few passerines flew by today.
Predictions:
After two days in a row of fickle winds, tomorrow can only be better!
========================================================================
Report submitted by Larry Brindza (ljbrindza@xxxxxxx)
Site Description:
The Snickers Gap Hawkwatch was established in 1990. It is located in
northern Virginia, on the Clarke and Loudoun County line. It is reached by
taking VA Route 7 to the county line, which runs atop the ridge at Snickers
Gap. On the south side of Route 7 is a commuter parking lot. The count is
conducted from there. It is a volunteer site, and is counted in fall only,
from late August until late November or early December. There are no
facilities at the site, so bring a snack, drinks,and a chair. Many of the
birds can be distant,and a scope is helpful.
As a volunteer site, we are always looking to increase our pool of
counters. We are eager to train those who have never counted, but are
skilled with hawk identification. We are also willing to pair inexperienced
observers with experienced counters. Please contact the compiler, Todd Day,
at blkvulture@xxxxxxx with any questions or if you are interested in
participating in the count.
