Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 24, 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 0 59 237
Bald Eagle 0 59 134
Northern Harrier 2 29 65
Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 608 1244
Cooper's Hawk 1 93 170
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 20 27
Broad-winged Hawk 0 62 37519
Red-tailed Hawk 0 88 122
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 77 117
Merlin 0 6 19
Peregrine Falcon 0 15 26
Unknown Accipiter 0 9 11
Unknown Buteo 0 9 9
Unknown Falcon 0 1 4
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 8 19
Total: 12 1144 39724
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter: Wes Hetrick
Observers:
Visitors:
none.
Weather:
High clouds (100%), light breeze from the East, bright and cool (50s-low
60s). Rain ended my day early at 2PM EDT.
Raptor Observations:
Only SS moving, and in small numbers.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Wes Hetrick (weshetrick@xxxxxxxx)
