Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 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 14 32 32
Bald Eagle 11 19 20
Northern Harrier 3 4 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 26 39 39
Cooper's Hawk 3 4 5
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3
Broad-winged Hawk 447 607 607
Red-tailed Hawk 2 4 6
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 1 1
American Kestrel 13 19 20
Merlin 2 4 4
Peregrine Falcon 2 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 1 3 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 1 1
Total: 526 742 747
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 17:15:00
Total observation time: 8.25 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: Doug Graham, Duane Schilling, The Littles, Wes Hetrick
Visitors:
The regulars and Paula joined us today instead of yesterday from the
ANS/MBC trip group for a better day than yesterday.
Weather:
Visibility poor at the beginning of the day, but better than yesterday with
tops of trees across from the site visible. Clearing by 11 then mostly
cloudy the rest of the day with NE winds.
Raptor Observations:
Adult Golden Eagle was an eastern view late in the day with two subadult
and juvenile Bald Eagles following close behind.
Non-raptor Observations:
Caspian Tern flying through and over the gap. Sixteen Monarch butterflies,
a small number of warblers up the trails, and five Nighthawks late in the
day.
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
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