Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 19, 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 0 32 213
Northern Harrier 0 24 164
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 47 1634
Cooper's Hawk 0 12 248
Northern Goshawk 0 3 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 20 137
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8110
Red-tailed Hawk 0 517 1343
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 7 15
American Kestrel 0 0 132
Merlin 0 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: 0 675 12312
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Larry Brindza
Observers:
Visitors:
None
Weather:
No sky, all FOG, no hawks!
Raptor Observations:
None
Non-raptor Observations:
One flock of @25 starlings passing through the Gap east to west.
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Report submitted by Larry Brindza (ljbrindza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Site Description:
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.
Directions to site: