Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 2011
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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 1 242
Bald Eagle 4 62 207
Northern Harrier 0 26 105
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 75 1406
Cooper's Hawk 0 11 190
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 87 133
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 37520
Red-tailed Hawk 26 429 647
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 2 13 15
American Kestrel 0 1 118
Merlin 0 0 19
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 26
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 12
Unknown Buteo 0 3 12
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 1 2
Unknown Raptor 0 0 22
Total: 34 712 40682
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: BJ Little
Observers: Bev Leeuwenburg
Weather:
Blustery west winds driving gray, snow-shower clouds.
Raptor Observations:
Finally, a few Red-tails that actually acted like migrants.
Non-raptor Observations:
The usual TVs, BVs and crows milled about, plus a couple of playful Ravens.
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
