Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2011
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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 55 233
Bald Eagle 3 49 124
Northern Harrier 1 22 58
Sharp-shinned Hawk 19 475 1111
Cooper's Hawk 7 79 156
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 15 22
Broad-winged Hawk 0 62 37519
Red-tailed Hawk 3 55 89
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 72 112
Merlin 1 6 19
Peregrine Falcon 0 14 25
Unknown Accipiter 3 8 10
Unknown Buteo 1 8 8
Unknown Falcon 0 1 4
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 5 16
Total: 43 927 39507
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Wes Hetrick
Observers:
Visitors:
Megan Szymanski promises to bring her husband Morgan Pierce to help
someday. As a birder from Cornell Ornithology Lab she proved a quick
study.
Weather:
Blue sky, breeze from the West, temps 56 - 64F (13-18C). High whispy
clouds at day's end. Very pleasant day.
Raptor Observations:
Few migrants observed naked eye. But birds were constantly moving at
altitudes beyond my vision. The strain of constant scanning a blue sky ...
well I don't need to tell you ... every bird found was a victory.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Cold front headed this way so we may see migrants trying to make progress.
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Report submitted by Wes Hetrick (weshetrick@xxxxxxxx)
