Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 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 8 75 86
Bald Eagle 28 65 73
Northern Harrier 6 16 17
Sharp-shinned Hawk 105 214 220
Cooper's Hawk 8 13 15
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 8 9
Broad-winged Hawk 519 1162 1186
Red-tailed Hawk 1 13 15
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 6 40 44
Merlin 3 6 6
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 2
Unknown Accipiter 1 3 3
Unknown Buteo 0 4 4
Unknown Falcon 1 4 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 6 6
Total: 687 1630 1690
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 10.5 hours
Official Counter: Matt Orsie
Observers: BJ Little, Bev Leeuwenburg, Jesse Fulton,
Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Visitors:
Deb Denice, Gabe Ray, Dale Bell, Betsy Bush, William Leigh, Jim Smith,
Aaron Moreau,
Weather:
Steady wind with good clouds. Love those clouds.
Raptor Observations:
Good numbers of Bald Eagles zooming and a fine showing of Sharp-shinned
Hawks.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
No clouds.
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
