Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 13, 2018
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 20 20
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 2 7 56
Bald Eagle 8 30 65
Northern Harrier 2 5 13
Sharp-shinned Hawk 27 172 306
Cooper's Hawk 1 21 29
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 3 9
Broad-winged Hawk 0 5 1074
Red-tailed Hawk 11 42 48
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 2
American Kestrel 0 13 59
Merlin 0 0 5
Peregrine Falcon 1 4 9
Unknown Accipiter 1 1 1
Unknown Buteo 1 3 4
Unknown Falcon 1 1 4
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 0 3
Total: 57 329 1708
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter: The Littles
Observers: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Visitors:
Dan Lebbin, Evan Pannkuk, Joe Kelly, Duane Schilling
Weather:
Chilly west wind abated midday. Big cumulus thickened up midday, then
thinned.
Raptor Observations:
As yesterday, a parade of Sharpies down the west side of the ridge and a
convention of Bald Eagles meeting, sliding up and down the ridge.
Non-raptor Observations:
Monarchs 14, Purple Finches 17
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay48@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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