Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 2008
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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 9 37 39
Bald Eagle 11 24 24
Northern Harrier 3 8 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 72 73
Cooper's Hawk 1 20 20
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 12 13
Broad-winged Hawk 208 1011 1016
Red-tailed Hawk 5 33 37
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 13 25 26
Merlin 4 6 6
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 1 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 2 2 2
Total: 269 1257 1271
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: BJ Little
Observers: Bev Leeuwenburg, Doug Graham
Visitors:
Doug Graham and his excellent eyes, Peter Deahl, Skip Pettit
Weather:
Nice, strong winds abated slightly in the afternoon. Lovely cumulus clouds
helped us spot birds all day.
Raptor Observations:
Wind brings eagles.
Adults: 10:33, 11:05, 11:35, 12:10
Immatures: 8:55, 8:56, 10:26, 1:13, 1:53, 1:58, 2:09
Bev spots the peregrine.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
