Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 2012
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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 1 176
Bald Eagle 7 42 216
Northern Harrier 5 29 142
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 106 1467
Cooper's Hawk 2 31 217
Northern Goshawk 1 3 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 48 119
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8524
Red-tailed Hawk 20 695 1070
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 14 15
American Kestrel 0 2 129
Merlin 0 5 27
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 26
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 30
Unknown Buteo 0 2 19
Unknown Falcon 0 0 12
Unknown Eagle 0 1 6
Unknown Raptor 0 5 31
Total: 43 988 12232
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Observation start time: 10:15:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 5.75 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: Doug Graham, Duane Schilling, Matt Orsie, The Littles,
Todd Day, Wes Hetrick
Visitors:
Perri, The Kellys, Bev, Matt and Duane
Weather:
Partly cloudy, light wind from the west turning east by 12.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
No finches today, a small group of Red-breasted Nuthatches, Cedar Waxwing
flocks, and the regular showing of a few Ravens, no sign of any Loons or
Swans or other waterbirds. Several hominids looking questioningly at us on
their way down the Appalachian (pronounced ap-uh-lach-ee-uhn)Trail, with a
few asking what we were doing or wondering if we'd seen the meteor shower
last night(?).
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
