Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 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 45 47
Bald Eagle 2 28 28
Northern Harrier 1 9 9
Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 103 104
Cooper's Hawk 3 27 27
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 14 15
Broad-winged Hawk 468 1672 1677
Red-tailed Hawk 9 44 48
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 27 28
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 0 4 4
Total: 508 1987 2001
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Bob Abrams
Observers: BJ Little, Bev Leeuwenburg, Doug Graham, William Leigh
Visitors:
Dave Davis
Weather:
It was a nice day. Too nice.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
2 Red-headed Woodpeckers
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)