Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 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 1 12 82
Northern Harrier 1 11 59
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 58 653
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 41
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 9 43
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 5566
Red-tailed Hawk 12 102 196
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 5 8
American Kestrel 0 1 54
Merlin 0 0 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 12
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 2
Unknown Buteo 0 1 7
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 5
Total: 19 201 6860
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Observation start time: 10:15:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00
Total observation time: 3.25 hours
Official Counter: BJ Little
Observers:
Visitors:
None
Weather:
Cool and windy. (10.6-12.5 degrees C.) Clear blue sky. A few small, low
clouds occasionally formed over the valley, but none crossed the ridge high
enough to help a solo hawk counter pull any birds out of the blue. Most
just dissolved. The northwest wind howled all morning, rising from 9mph to
16mph with serious gusts. Even the planes stayed low today.
Raptor Observations:
Two adult Bald Eagles, presumably locals, drifted north and south
throughout the morning, sliding south almost to Route 7, riding up in
circles to considerable heights and then sliding back north again, I
presume just monitoring their territory.
11:07 GOEA juvenile. Light carpal patches, white base of tail with dark
terminus, belly warm medium brown in the sun, totally steady in the gusty
wind, hunting slowly down the west side of the ridge.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
