Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 2013
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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 25 58 63
Bald Eagle 1 24 28
Northern Harrier 0 10 13
Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 114 114
Cooper's Hawk 7 24 27
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 5
Broad-winged Hawk 1047 1527 1544
Red-tailed Hawk 12 52 59
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 19 21
Merlin 0 3 3
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 1 3 3
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 2
Total: 1115 1841 1882
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: Carol Cwiklinski, Joe Kelly, Matt Orsie, Steve Small
Visitors:
Carol Miller, Duane Schilling, Todd Day, Perri Borowiki
Weather:
Perfect sky. The wind swung around from west to east several times.
Pleasant as can be.
Raptor Observations:
25 Ospreys was a good count but just once did two go by together. Only one
was carrying a fish and it was just the tail with about two inches of body
attached.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
