Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 29, 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 3 45 99
Northern Harrier 0 19 35
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 317 600
Cooper's Hawk 2 59 120
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 24 47
Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 5822
Red-tailed Hawk 8 182 253
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 3 4
American Kestrel 0 12 54
Merlin 0 2 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 12
Unknown Accipiter 0 7 10
Unknown Buteo 0 4 6
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 4 9
Total: 15 697 7181
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 12:30:00
Total observation time: 2.5 hours
Official Counter: BJ Little
Observers: Todd Day
Weather:
Blustery west winds with lots of clouds
Raptor Observations:
BAEA data: both adults at 10:01, unaged dark one at 10:46
Non-raptor Observations:
Said Todd Day, "A classic November Redtail day except that it's not
November and there aren't any Redtails." Sigh.
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
