Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2005
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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 1 160 169
Bald Eagle 0 69 79
Northern Harrier 1 31 34
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 387 392
Cooper's Hawk 1 69 69
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 22 23
Broad-winged Hawk 46 3969 4031
Red-tailed Hawk 3 72 76
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 3 80 81
Merlin 0 12 12
Peregrine Falcon 0 7 7
Unknown 1 28 28
Total: 58 4906 5001
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 11:30:00
Total observation time: 2.5 hours
Official Counter: Mike Reyman
Observers:
Weather:
Rain early, rain for good later, but a small window from 10:00-12:30 EDT
where a few birds moved. Winds were easterly.
Raptor Observations:
An uncounted adult Bald Eagle. Most of the Broad-wingeds were in ones,
twos, or threes.
Non-raptor Observations:
Two Red-headed Woodpeckers.
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Report submitted by Todd Day (blkvulture@xxxxxxx)
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