Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 03, 2015
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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 0 122
Bald Eagle 0 0 84
Northern Harrier 0 0 62
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 657
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 44
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 51
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 5566
Red-tailed Hawk 11 11 303
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 9
American Kestrel 0 0 54
Merlin 0 0 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 12
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 7
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 5
Total: 11 11 6988
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Observation start time: 10:15:00
Observation end time: 11:15:00
Total observation time: 1 hours
Official Counter: The Littles
Observers:
Visitors:
none
Weather:
Chilly and windy after the cold front finally passed. Temp:5.2 degrees C.
Wind west at 11 mph with gusts to 22. Partly cloudy.
Raptor Observations:
All Red-tails sped quickly down the west side of the ridge, a few stopping
occasionally to kite a bit before moving along. Today's count was intended
to top off the Red-tail total for the year.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)