Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 2010
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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 8 66 77
Bald Eagle 5 36 44
Northern Harrier 1 9 10
Sharp-shinned Hawk 26 96 102
Cooper's Hawk 1 5 7
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 8 9
Broad-winged Hawk 361 572 596
Red-tailed Hawk 3 12 14
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 3 33 37
Merlin 1 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 1 4 4
Unknown Falcon 0 3 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 6 6
Total: 410 854 914
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Matt Orsie
Observers: BJ Little, Linda Millington
Visitors:
Deb Hale and Hap.
Weather:
Beautiful weather with W-NW winds starting out light in the AM freshening
to 10-15 mph in the afternoon. Clear skies except for the last 1 1/2 hrs
when some fair weather cumulus moved in.
Raptor Observations:
The best Broad-winged day of the season thus far. Largest kettle was 52
birds.
Non-raptor Observations:
A couple of Red-headed Woodpeckers graced the binos. The usually assortment
of species to be expected were seen.
Bald Eagles:
AD 14:13, 14:30
Sub-AD 14:13, 14:28, 16:21
Predictions:
Depends on how much rain, if any, eventually falls and when. The cloud
cover will enhance the number of birds seen.
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Report submitted by Matt Orsie ()
