Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 08, 2017
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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 4 12 13
Bald Eagle 2 11 11
Northern Harrier 2 6 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 2 2
Cooper's Hawk 1 3 3
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 21 36 45
Red-tailed Hawk 6 8 9
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 5 5
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 40 86 97
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Observation start time: 08:45:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00
Total observation time: 4.75 hours
Official Counter: The Littles
Observers:
Visitors:
3
Weather:
Cool and windy with fine puffy clouds for great visibility.
After lunch slow down may have been the result of pop up showers north of
us in Pennsylvania.
Raptor Observations:
Only the two Accipiters flew down the east side of the ridge. All other
birds took the same line down the west side and quickly on the brisk wind.
Both Harriers were pale males.
Non-raptor Observations:
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds 4, Monarchs 3
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay48@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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