Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2009
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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 1 16 158
Bald Eagle 5 43 142
Northern Harrier 1 11 37
Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 395 922
Cooper's Hawk 6 68 123
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 15 34
Broad-winged Hawk 0 26 9077
Red-tailed Hawk 52 142 177
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 17 58
Merlin 1 10 25
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 20
Unknown Accipiter 2 6 14
Unknown Buteo 1 4 14
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 2 7 19
Total: 90 768 10823
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: Doug Graham, The Littles, The Shoemakers
Visitors:
Matt and Jenny Nichols, Steve Fahey, Dana and Ron Clabbers, Ann and Ron
Lee.
Weather:
Bright and sunny. Cool with a high ceiling. Great for finding hawks.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
The Skins will lose to the Eagles
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)