Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 31, 2004
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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 18 18
Bald Eagle 0 7 7
Northern Harrier 0 2 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 5 5
Cooper's Hawk 0 12 12
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 9 110 110
Red-tailed Hawk 1 14 14
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 4 4
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0
Total: 11 172 172
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Bev Leeuwenburg
Observers:
Visitors:
Nada...
Weather:
A cloudy start to the morning, becoming mostly sunny by afternoon. Winds
were solid out of the W/WNW, Temp topped off at around 80F.
Observations:
An adult BE made the scene, but had no desire to "go".
Common Raven- 1, American Goldfinch- several at the feeder, still the
only takers.
Predictions:
The Snickers Gap Magic Eightball was (sadly) correct with its first
prediction of the season; Bev left Snickers feeling far from satisfied.
With sites North of us reporting some decent numbers today, we must ask:
Can we expect a solid 1st-of-September flight tomorrow?
The Eightball replies, "As I see it, YES".
It's guess is as good as ours, so I'll take it...
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Report submitted by Ian Topolsky (ict_earth@xxxxxxxxx)
Snickers Gap Hawkwatch was established in 1990. It is located in
northern Virginia, on the Clarke and Loudoun County line. It is reached
by taking VA Route 7 to the county line, which runs atop the ridge at
Snickers Gap. On the south side of Route 7 is a commuter parking lot.
The count is conducted from there. It is a volunteer site, and is counted
in fall only, from late August until late November or early December.
There are no facilities at the site, so bring a snack, drinks, and a
chair. Many of the birds can be distant, and a scope is helpful.
As a volunteer site, we are always looking to increase our pool of
counters. We are eager to train those who have never counted, but are
skilled with hawk identification. We are also willing to pair
inexperienced observers with experienced counters. Please contact the
compiler, Todd Day, at blkvulture@xxxxxxx with any questions or if you are
interested in participating in the count.
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