Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 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 12 82
Northern Harrier 1 12 60
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 58 653
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 41
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 11 45
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 5566
Red-tailed Hawk 16 118 212
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 6 9
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: 20 221 6880
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Observation start time: 09:45:00
Observation end time: 12:30:00
Total observation time: 2.75 hours
Official Counter: The Littles
Observers:
Visitors:
None
Weather:
Temps 8-9.4C. Winds from the NW at 10mph with gusts to 22mph. Clouds 95%
early but dwindled to 10% by noon.
Superb visibility.
Raptor Observations:
One hour of high raptor flight. Otherwise, low and slow.
Non-raptor Observations:
Common Loons: 67
Tundra Swans: 240
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
