Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 19, 2009
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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 15 157
Bald Eagle 2 38 137
Northern Harrier 0 8 34
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 363 890
Cooper's Hawk 3 59 114
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 12 31
Broad-winged Hawk 0 26 9077
Red-tailed Hawk 15 87 122
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 16 57
Merlin 0 9 24
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 20
Unknown Accipiter 1 4 12
Unknown Buteo 0 3 13
Unknown Falcon 1 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 17
Total: 29 652 10707
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Wes Hetrick
Observers: Don Weisman, Judy Bardsley, Wes Hetrick
Visitors:
Lots of folk braving the cold wind.
Weather:
Clear and Cold, West Wind.
Raptor Observations:
Slow day ...
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Wes Hetrick (weshetrick@xxxxxxxx)
