Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2008
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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 16 68 70
Bald Eagle 5 44 44
Northern Harrier 3 13 13
Sharp-shinned Hawk 45 190 191
Cooper's Hawk 5 42 42
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 17 18
Broad-winged Hawk 1641 5202 5207
Red-tailed Hawk 4 54 58
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 2 32 33
Merlin 0 6 6
Peregrine Falcon 1 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 3 3
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 5 5
Total: 1724 5683 5697
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Bev Leeuwenburg, Joan Boudreau
Observers: BJ Little, Bev Leeuwenburg, Deb Denice, Jesse Fulton,
Mike Reyman, William Leigh
Visitors:
Not many AT hikers but it is only Friday - hard to remember when you're
deep in Broadwings.... Visitor watchers included: Ralph Wall, John Pratt
and Gerco Hoogeweg.
Weather:
Cool, cloudy, light east wind
Raptor Observations:
Lots of Broadwings thank you very much! Larger kettles included 75, 200,
125 in the 12 o'clock hour, and a huge kettle of 570 in the 1 o'clock hour.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Hopefully more of the same.
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
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:
