Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2011
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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 54 232
Bald Eagle 14 46 121
Northern Harrier 1 21 57
Sharp-shinned Hawk 40 456 1092
Cooper's Hawk 7 72 149
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 13 20
Broad-winged Hawk 0 62 37519
Red-tailed Hawk 3 52 86
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 70 110
Merlin 0 5 18
Peregrine Falcon 2 14 25
Unknown Accipiter 3 5 7
Unknown Buteo 0 7 7
Unknown Falcon 0 1 4
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 5 16
Total: 72 884 39464
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Observation start time: 08:45:00
Observation end time: 15:15:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Doug Graham
Observers: Wes Hetrick
Visitors:
Several helpful people that we hope to see again!
Weather:
A bright blue sky with a strong WSW breeze most of the day.
Raptor Observations:
Bald Eagles:
Adult: 8:59, 10:06, 10:38, 11:40, 12:44, and 12:52.
Immature: 9:26, 9:28, 10:06, 11:45, 12:33, 1:02, 1:10 and 3:05.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Doug Graham (dgraham@xxxxxxxxxxx)
