Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 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 0 17 159
Bald Eagle 2 51 150
Northern Harrier 1 19 45
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 419 946
Cooper's Hawk 0 76 131
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 18 37
Broad-winged Hawk 0 26 9077
Red-tailed Hawk 11 213 248
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 17 58
Merlin 0 11 26
Peregrine Falcon 0 6 21
Unknown Accipiter 0 7 15
Unknown Buteo 0 5 15
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 11 23
Total: 20 900 10955
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 3.5 hours
Official Counter: The Littles
Observers: Doug Graham
Weather:
Light southeasterly winds through the gap but the clouds overhead were
speeding north.
Warm temps. Rain squall at 3:30 EST.
Raptor Observations:
Redtails mostly hunting their way down the east side
Non-raptor Observations:
Coolest bird: a Raven with half a red apple in its beak flying back and
forth across the ridge, showing off.
Predictions:
If this front clears through tonight, tomorrow should be full of hawks.
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
