Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 22, 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 1 1
Bald Eagle 1 3 3
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 5 14 14
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 1 1
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 7 19 19
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 2.5 hours
Official Counter: Matt Orsie
Observers:
Weather:
Partly sunny with moderate NW winds. Temps in the mid 70's
Raptor Observations:
First Osprey of the season.
All raptor sightings today were flying high.
Bald Eagle
Adult: 10:38
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Matt Orsie ()
