Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 2007
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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 2 183
Bald Eagle 4 32 213
Northern Harrier 2 24 164
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 47 1634
Cooper's Hawk 1 12 248
Northern Goshawk 1 3 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 20 137
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8110
Red-tailed Hawk 26 517 1343
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 7 15
American Kestrel 0 0 132
Merlin 1 1 46
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 21
Unknown Accipiter 0 5 20
Unknown Buteo 0 2 16
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 3 19
Short-eared Owl 0 0 1
Total: 39 675 12312
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: Bev Leeuwenburg, The Littles
Weather:
Overcast and damp. A tiny sprinkle every so often and a light west wind all
day.
Raptor Observations:
We are living right. I am convinced. I was not convinced until another
young Northern Goshawk showed itself on the eastern slope around 2:30 and
gave us a short but wonderful show. Is my heart suppose to be beating that
fast just because I am looking at a bird?
Another treat was seeing the Merlin that Jon Little found directly
overhead have a sparring match with an adult Sharp-shinned Hawk. It was
like watching Hulk Hogan slap Barney Fife around. No contest.
Non-raptor Observations:
Two Common Loons.
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
