Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 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 0 7 56
Bald Eagle 10 40 75
Northern Harrier 0 5 13
Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 192 326
Cooper's Hawk 2 23 31
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 4 10
Broad-winged Hawk 0 5 1074
Red-tailed Hawk 12 54 60
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 2
American Kestrel 1 14 60
Merlin 0 0 5
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 9
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 3 4
Unknown Falcon 0 1 4
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 0 3
Total: 46 375 1754
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: The Littles
Observers: Joe Kelly
Visitors:
Joe Kelly
Weather:
Bright blue sky and light west winds until about noon when the roaring
gales arrived with big clouds. Temps 12-15C.
Raptor Observations:
Another adult BAEA convention today with birds all over the ridge, leaving
me wondering if either pair was attached to the local nest and just
patrolling the neighborhood, or if we even saw two different pairs. Not to
mention the pair that stayed well up the ridge to our north.
Once the gales started, the Sharpies flew low and with some difficulty.
Non-raptor Observations:
No monarchs
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay48@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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