Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2010
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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 2 97 108
Bald Eagle 0 83 91
Northern Harrier 5 36 37
Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 368 374
Cooper's Hawk 2 26 28
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 11 12
Broad-winged Hawk 3172 9752 9776
Red-tailed Hawk 1 19 21
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 48 52
Merlin 0 8 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 6 6
Unknown Buteo 0 6 6
Unknown Falcon 0 4 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 9 9
Total: 3201 10475 10535
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: BJ Little
Observers: Doug Graham, Matt Orsie
Visitors:
Bob Blakeney. Thanks to Doug Graham who handled the counting chores until
1pm.
Weather:
Beastly hot, with temps from 24 to 33C. High blue sky with significant
haze. Cumulus clouds built in from the west mid-day, first a blessing, then
not so much, as storms up the ridge to our north completely shut down the
flight at 1:20pm. Winds out of the east again today --- our best wind
direction at Snickers.
Raptor Observations:
Lots of Broadwings streamed steadily through on both sides of the ridge.
Non-raptor Observations:
Blue Jays - 48
Chimney Swifts - 25
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
