Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 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 0 1 176
Bald Eagle 3 45 219
Northern Harrier 0 29 142
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 108 1469
Cooper's Hawk 0 31 217
Northern Goshawk 0 3 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 49 120
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8524
Red-tailed Hawk 7 702 1077
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 14 15
American Kestrel 0 2 129
Merlin 0 5 27
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 26
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 30
Unknown Buteo 0 2 19
Unknown Falcon 0 0 12
Unknown Eagle 0 1 6
Unknown Raptor 1 6 32
Total: 14 1002 12246
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Observation start time: 09:45:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 5.25 hours
Official Counter: Doug Graham
Observers: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams, Matt Orsie, The Littles,
William Leigh
Visitors:
William Leigh
Weather:
Mostly cloudy, Cool temperatures and a strong breeze.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
288 Tundra Swans, 4 Common Loons, 60 Scoter, 48 Ring Billed Gulls and 27
Canadian Geese.
Predictions:
Partly cloudy with lighter winds.
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Report submitted by Doug Graham (dgraham1492@xxxxxxxxxx)
