Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 29, 2012
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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 7 7
Bald Eagle 0 1 1
Northern Harrier 0 2 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 2 2
Cooper's Hawk 1 3 3
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 3 17 17
Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 3
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 2 2
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 2 4 4
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 1 1
Total: 7 43 43
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Observation start time: 08:45:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5.25 hours
Official Counter: BJ Little
Observers: Bev Leeuwenburg, Jen Folts
Weather:
21 to 26 degrees C. 5 mph West winds before 11, then light, variable and
useless. Lovely cumulus clouds building in from the east midday. A fine day
for sitting on the mountaintop except for the dearth of raptors.
Raptor Observations:
Meandering Redtails hunted up the ridge but did not migrate. Near the end
of the watch period, a couple of adult Bald Eagles wandered the high sky
upridge and then went back north. First bird of the day was a Cooper's Hawk
which circled up out of the gap on the East and slipped south at 9:32 am.
Non-raptor Observations:
Small groups of still bright Goldfinches entertained us all day making many
trips to the rain-filled pot holes in front of us. A group of five Ravens
played tag over the east ridge. The gentleman from Hanover PA did another
Wednesday pigeon release, this time at 8:30 am.
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
