Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 2009
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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 2 140 142
Bald Eagle 0 94 99
Northern Harrier 0 24 26
Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 526 527
Cooper's Hawk 1 54 55
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 17 19
Broad-winged Hawk 15 9034 9051
Red-tailed Hawk 0 31 35
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 3 40 41
Merlin 4 15 15
Peregrine Falcon 0 15 15
Unknown Accipiter 0 8 8
Unknown Buteo 0 6 10
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 12 12
Total: 36 10016 10055
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Observation start time: 13:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 2 hours
Official Counter: Matt Orsie
Observers:
Visitors:
None
Weather:
90% cloud cover during both hours. Occasional sprinkles and a heavier
shower popped up during each hour. After the heavier showers passed a brief
pulse of raptors would pass through.
Raptor Observations:
I was surprised due to the weather conditions that it was relatively
active.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Matt Orsie ()
