Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2005
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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 15 134 143
Bald Eagle 11 62 72
Northern Harrier 4 21 24
Sharp-shinned Hawk 54 304 309
Cooper's Hawk 8 53 53
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 19 20
Broad-winged Hawk 260 2609 2671
Red-tailed Hawk 3 66 70
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 13 64 65
Merlin 2 11 11
Peregrine Falcon 2 4 4
Unknown 9 24 24
Total: 381 3371 3466
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Bev Leeuwenburg, Todd M. Day
Observers: BJ Little, Bob Cosgriff, George Wheaton, Goatfoot,
Jesse Fulton, Joan Boudreau, Ralph Wall, Rob Hilton,
Todd Day
Visitors:
Jura Coleman, Joe Coleman, Chuck S., Judy, and a couple others.
Weather:
West or Northwest wind all day, blowing at a 2-3 for much of it, dropping
in the last hour.
Sky was several things throughout the day: all clouds, spitting rain,
blue, and partly cloudy. Temp was 68-75.
A front came through with some bluster around two PM EDT, and things
settled down after that, though once again, the winds were wrong for a big
Broad-winged day at Snickers
Raptor Observations:
I gotta admit that I'll be glad when the Broad-wingeds pass us by, one way
or another. There's an annoying draw to get up there, knowing that it
might just be the day, only to have your hopes squashed, day after day.
Looking forward to the empty pipeline.
Non-raptor Observations:
Good look at an Olive-sided Flycatcher by most. Seven Red-headed
Woodpeckers, 12 Hummingbirds, and not a lot else aside from the common
stuff. Still dozens of Chimney Swifts and scores of Waxwings.
Predictions:
Four digits tomorrow.
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Report submitted by Todd Day (blkvulture@xxxxxxx)
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