Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 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 4 41 43
Bald Eagle 2 26 26
Northern Harrier 0 8 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 83 84
Cooper's Hawk 4 24 24
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 14 15
Broad-winged Hawk 193 1204 1209
Red-tailed Hawk 2 35 39
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 1 1
American Kestrel 1 26 27
Merlin 0 6 6
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 2 4 4
Total: 222 1479 1493
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Mike Reyman
Observers: BJ Little, Bev Leeuwenburg, Bob Blakney, Doug Graham,
Glen Gerada, Peter Deahl, Ralph Wall, Skip Pettit
Visitors:
Lots of regulars as helpers, few visitors.
Weather:
100% cloud cover at 9:00, lifting and clearing to 70% by 14:00, then
closing back in to 95% by 15:00. Winds very light (0 to 1 on Beaufort)
from West early, Northwest in afternoon. Temperatures from 16 to 20C;
Barometer steady at 30.16.
Raptor Observations:
Bald Eagles: Adult, 12:15 EST; HY 13:05 EST
Golden Eagle: Sub-adult, 14:35 EST, spotted soaring with 4 TVs - visible
soaring over count site for approximately 6 minutes.
Largest Broad-winged kettle of 53 birds at 13:52 EST.
Non-raptor Observations:
Tight "V" of 11 Anhinga flew NW to SE over count site at 12:56 EST,
stopping for a couple of minutes to soar directly above us.
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Report submitted by Mike Reyman (dreyman@xxxxxx)
