Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 19, 2011
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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 1 242
Bald Eagle 0 47 192
Northern Harrier 0 24 103
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 67 1398
Cooper's Hawk 1 9 188
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 85 131
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 37520
Red-tailed Hawk 9 360 578
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 8 10
American Kestrel 1 1 118
Merlin 0 0 19
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 26
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 12
Unknown Buteo 0 3 12
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 1 2
Unknown Raptor 0 0 22
Total: 11 608 40578
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Observation start time: 10:45:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 2.25 hours
Official Counter: The Littles
Observers: Doug Graham
Visitors:
10 Asplundh bucket trucks fully arrayed around the parking lot usurping a
lot of sky.
Weather:
High wispy clouds. Temps 7-9C. Winds light from the east.
Raptor Observations:
No one seemed in a hurry.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
If rain falls across Pennsylvania, we'll be skunked.
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
