Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 26, 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 1 242
Bald Eagle 1 52 197
Northern Harrier 0 25 104
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 69 1400
Cooper's Hawk 1 11 190
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 87 133
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 37520
Red-tailed Hawk 6 384 602
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 9 11
American Kestrel 0 1 118
Merlin 0 0 19
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 26
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 12
Unknown Buteo 0 3 12
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 1 2
Unknown Raptor 0 0 22
Total: 10 646 40616
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Observation start time: 11:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 3 hours
Official Counter: The Littles
Observers: Matt Orsie
Weather:
Warm temps 16-18C. Light winds wafting from the west. Clouds thickening
throughout midday.
Raptor Observations:
Logged the 1400th Sharpie of the season today. Not much else going on.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)