Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 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 0 38 137
Northern Harrier 2 10 36
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 373 900
Cooper's Hawk 3 62 117
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 12 31
Broad-winged Hawk 0 26 9077
Red-tailed Hawk 2 89 124
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 1 1
American Kestrel 0 16 57
Merlin 0 9 24
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 20
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 12
Unknown Buteo 0 3 13
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 17
Total: 18 670 10725
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00
Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter: BJ Little
Observers: Bev Leeuwenburg, Jen Folts
Visitors:
Matt Orsie with Jesse
Weather:
Temps 10 to 18. West wind went light after noon. Mares tails.
Raptor Observations:
Long slow day with a big finish. True to hawkwatch mythology, five minutes
after Bev and Jen drove away, here came the season's first Golden Eagle,
with long, slow circles up the ridge and then a slow line straight overhead
down the ridge. a juvenile with textbook markings. Sweeet.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
