Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 2004
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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 0 2 282
Bald Eagle 0 24 168
Northern Harrier 0 33 146
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 67 1689
Cooper's Hawk 0 31 401
Northern Goshawk 0 1 10
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 59 172
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 3701
Red-tailed Hawk 20 692 1577
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 1 10 16
American Kestrel 0 1 88
Merlin 0 1 24
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 32
Unknown 0 11 83
Total: 24 935 8390
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Linda Millington and Dorothy Tella
Observers:
Weather:
Unseasonably warm today, I despise it. Winds, if you can call them that,
were out of the West at 0-1 all day. Cloudcover was variable; 70% at its
highest, 5% at its lowest. Low 60s for a high Temp.
Observations:
The Golden of the day was a juvenile bird.
Well, well. A Pine Siskin finally made its way to the feeder today.
Life's little victories...
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Report submitted by Ian Topolsky (ict_earth@xxxxxxxxx)
Snickers Gap Hawkwatch was established in 1990. It is located in
northern Virginia, on the Clarke and Loudoun County line. It is reached
by taking VA Route 7 to the county line, which runs atop the ridge at
Snickers Gap. On the south side of Route 7 is a commuter parking lot.
The count is conducted from there. It is a volunteer site, and is counted
in fall only, from late August until late November or early December.
There are no facilities at the site, so bring a snack, drinks, and a
chair. Many of the birds can be distant, and a scope is helpful.
As a volunteer site, we are always looking to increase our pool of
counters. We are eager to train those who have never counted, but are
skilled with hawk identification. We are also willing to pair
inexperienced observers with experienced counters. Please contact the
compiler, Todd Day, at blkvulture@xxxxxxx with any questions or if you are
interested in participating in the count.
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