Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 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 0 12 100
Bald Eagle 2 26 80
Northern Harrier 1 15 31
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 295 578
Cooper's Hawk 1 51 112
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 20 43
Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 5822
Red-tailed Hawk 18 118 189
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 2
American Kestrel 1 12 54
Merlin 0 2 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 12
Unknown Accipiter 0 6 9
Unknown Buteo 0 4 6
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 4 9
Total: 33 573 7057
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: BJ Little
Observers: Bev Leeuwenburg, Jen Folts
Weather:
Howling cold northwest wind
Raptor Observations:
BAEA data: both at 1:40
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
