Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 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 2 14 62
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 59 654
Cooper's Hawk 1 2 42
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 13 47
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 5566
Red-tailed Hawk 6 124 218
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 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: 12 233 6892
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Observation start time: 10:30:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 2.5 hours
Official Counter: Matt Orsie
Observers: Duane Schilling, The Littles, Wes Hetrick
Weather:
Mostly clear with a few cirrus clouds to the north which dissapated. West
wind. Warm for this time of year. Temps around 50-55 during the watch time
frame.
Raptor Observations:
Trickle of raptors with Red-tailed and Red-shouldered Hawk being the
dominant species.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Matt Orsie ()
