Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 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 1 67 78
Bald Eagle 1 37 45
Northern Harrier 1 10 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 109 115
Cooper's Hawk 0 5 7
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 8 9
Broad-winged Hawk 71 643 667
Red-tailed Hawk 0 12 14
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 34 38
Merlin 1 3 3
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 4 4
Unknown Falcon 0 3 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 6 6
Total: 89 943 1003
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Bob Abrams
Observers: BJ Little, Doug Graham, Duane Schilling, Wes Hetrick
Visitors:
Peter Deahl, Paula Sullivan, Melina Tye, Deb Denice, Matt Orsie and Jessie.
Weather:
Overcast with rain coming. Light east wind for the most part.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
