Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 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 84 86
Bald Eagle 4 52 52
Northern Harrier 0 16 16
Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 273 274
Cooper's Hawk 0 60 60
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 22 23
Broad-winged Hawk 1 5814 5819
Red-tailed Hawk 4 60 64
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 2 40 41
Merlin 0 6 6
Peregrine Falcon 4 8 8
Unknown Accipiter 0 3 3
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 5
Total: 26 6448 6462
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Observation start time: 10:30:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: Doug Graham, Matt Orsie
Weather:
Off and on showers, mostly off.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
6 Red-headed Woodpeckers, many Tree Swallows and Chimney Swifts, 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
