Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 17, 2017
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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 65
Bald Eagle 0 7 79
Northern Harrier 0 1 30
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 4 377
Cooper's Hawk 0 2 75
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 17
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 5669
Red-tailed Hawk 2 62 132
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 9 11
American Kestrel 0 0 28
Merlin 0 0 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 9
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 5
Unknown Buteo 0 0 5
Unknown Falcon 0 0 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 6
Total: 2 92 6520
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Observation start time: 10:15:00
Observation end time: 11:45:00
Total observation time: 1.5 hours
Official Counter: The Littles
Observers:
Visitors:
None
Weather:
NW wind 10-12 at first but dropped to 3mph by 11am. Clear blue sky.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
9 Black Vultures most active species today.
While scoping a distant Retail, Jon had a very distant Common Loon fly
through his field of view.
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay48@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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