Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 22, 2012
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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 4 7 7
Bald Eagle 0 1 1
Northern Harrier 0 2 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 2 2
Cooper's Hawk 2 2 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 10 14 14
Red-tailed Hawk 3 3 3
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 2 2
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 1 1 1
Unknown Buteo 2 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 24 36 36
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Observation start time: 08:45:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5.25 hours
Official Counter: BJ Little
Observers: Bev Leeuwenburg
Weather:
20-29 degrees C. Hazy. Fair weather cumulus clouds built in from the East
after noon. Variable light wind.
Raptor Observations:
Several hunting Redtails meandered around the sky, as did many Black
Vultures, none of which I counted.
Non-raptor Observations:
At 12:30 pm, a fellow released two groups of pigeons which he said would
beat him back to Hanover, PA, if no Peregrines interfered. Lots of Waxwings
and Tree Swallows.
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)