Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 30, 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 2 9 9
Bald Eagle 1 2 2
Northern Harrier 1 3 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 5 5
Cooper's Hawk 1 4 4
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 15 32 32
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 1 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 4 4
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 24 67 67
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 18:00:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Wes Hetrick
Observers:
Visitors:
None
Weather:
Beautiful, a bit hazy, few clouds, no wind.
Raptor Observations:
Birds were all high and distant ... so unusual for Snickers (to be able to
see the birds at all!).
Non-raptor Observations:
I stayed around late hoping to see some Nighthawks that have appeared at
other sites. No luck.
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Report submitted by Wes Hetrick (weshetrick@xxxxxx)
