Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 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 1 56 234
Bald Eagle 1 50 125
Northern Harrier 0 22 58
Sharp-shinned Hawk 19 494 1130
Cooper's Hawk 4 83 160
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 15 22
Broad-winged Hawk 0 62 37519
Red-tailed Hawk 6 61 95
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 72 112
Merlin 0 6 19
Peregrine Falcon 0 14 25
Unknown Accipiter 1 9 11
Unknown Buteo 1 9 9
Unknown Falcon 0 1 4
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 5 16
Total: 33 960 39540
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter: Wes Hetrick
Observers:
Visitors:
none
Weather:
Cool (50s) with gusts from West, big clouds (50-90%), sun in PM.
Raptor Observations:
Not much moving?
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Wes Hetrick (weshetrick@xxxxxxxx)
