Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 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 3 84 86
Bald Eagle 0 48 48
Northern Harrier 1 16 16
Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 262 263
Cooper's Hawk 2 59 59
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 22 23
Broad-winged Hawk 4 5812 5817
Red-tailed Hawk 0 55 59
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 38 39
Merlin 0 6 6
Peregrine Falcon 1 4 4
Unknown Accipiter 0 3 3
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 5
Total: 22 6419 6433
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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: Richard Taylor
Visitors:
Bob Blakney
Weather:
Clouds disappeared in the early afternoon, leaving a hazy, powder blue sky.
Tough.
Raptor Observations:
Where was everybody today?
Peregrine gave us killer looks as it crossed the ridge low everhead.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
