Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2008
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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 12 100
Bald Eagle 0 40 94
Northern Harrier 0 19 35
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 315 598
Cooper's Hawk 1 57 118
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 23 46
Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 5822
Red-tailed Hawk 11 165 236
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 3 4
American Kestrel 0 12 54
Merlin 0 2 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 12
Unknown Accipiter 0 6 9
Unknown Buteo 0 4 6
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 4 9
Total: 13 669 7153
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: BJ Little
Observers:
Weather:
Gusty, high northwest winds rocked us all day.
Raptor Observations:
Golden eagle juvenile 12:57pm was the final bird of the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
