Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 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 2 86 88
Bald Eagle 2 54 54
Northern Harrier 0 16 16
Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 282 283
Cooper's Hawk 1 61 61
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 22 23
Broad-winged Hawk 0 5814 5819
Red-tailed Hawk 7 67 71
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 41 42
Merlin 0 6 6
Peregrine Falcon 0 8 8
Unknown Accipiter 0 3 3
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 5
Total: 22 6470 6484
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Mike Reyman
Observers: Bill Leachman, Richard Taylor
Weather:
Raptor Observations:
NOTE: Data entry only by Mike Reyman. Richard Taylor was the counter for
today, assisted by Bill Leachman. A generally quiet migration day for
hawks.
Non-raptor Observations:
Blue Jays in abundance, one Ruby-throated Hummingbird and a stately fly-by
of a Great Blue Heron traveling west to east low over the pass.
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Report submitted by Mike Reyman (dreyman@xxxxxx)
