Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 2013
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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 3 112 117
Bald Eagle 4 83 87
Northern Harrier 3 30 33
Sharp-shinned Hawk 167 512 512
Cooper's Hawk 12 66 69
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 13 13
Broad-winged Hawk 25 11589 11606
Red-tailed Hawk 14 73 80
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 64 66
Merlin 1 11 11
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 5 5
Unknown Buteo 1 7 7
Unknown Falcon 2 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 3 12 12
Total: 238 12582 12623
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Bob Abrams
Observers: Carol Cwiklinski, Matt Orsie, Steve Small, The Littles
Weather:
Tempature was mild. Sunny with variable clouds. Light winds from the
North West in the morning. The wind shifted by afternoon to the eastern
side of the ridge. Winds tapered off towards the end of the day.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Seven Monarchs were observed.
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Report submitted by Duane Schilling ()
