Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 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 0 17 159
Bald Eagle 1 49 148
Northern Harrier 3 18 44
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 413 940
Cooper's Hawk 4 76 131
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 18 37
Broad-winged Hawk 0 26 9077
Red-tailed Hawk 18 202 237
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 17 58
Merlin 1 11 26
Peregrine Falcon 1 6 21
Unknown Accipiter 0 7 15
Unknown Buteo 0 5 15
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 1 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 11 23
Total: 36 880 10935
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Observation start time: 11:00:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00
Total observation time: 2.5 hours
Official Counter: BJ Little
Observers:
Weather:
As the wind and clouds increased in the noon hour, so did the birds.
Raptor Observations:
Turns out that, just before it came into my sights, last Tuesday's juvie
Golden Eagle was banded at the station just up the ridge in West Virginia.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
