Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 10, 2018
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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 1 5 54
Bald Eagle 4 11 46
Northern Harrier 1 3 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk 51 91 225
Cooper's Hawk 6 16 24
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 7
Broad-winged Hawk 1 4 1073
Red-tailed Hawk 2 23 29
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 2
American Kestrel 2 5 51
Merlin 0 0 5
Peregrine Falcon 1 3 8
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 1 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 3
Total: 69 164 1543
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Observation start time: 12:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 3 hours
Official Counter: The Littles
Observers: Joe Kelly
Visitors:
Joe Kelly
Weather:
Warm with light SE breezes and occasional gusts. Low puffy cumulus drifted
north to be topped by a higher cirrus layer, all of which coalesced into
solid cloud cover by quitting time.
Raptor Observations:
The 1:31 BAEA looked wrecked, with several different lengths of molting and
missing feathers and blotches of white on upper and lower wings and across
its belly.
Solid parade of Sharpies down the east side of the ridge, heading into the
wind.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay48@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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