Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 2020
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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 3 31 33
Bald Eagle 16 69 82
Northern Harrier 3 11 12
Sharp-shinned Hawk 49 81 81
Cooper's Hawk 4 14 14
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 6 8
Broad-winged Hawk 254 2621 2674
Red-tailed Hawk 2 28 36
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 5 29 29
Merlin 3 3 3
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 340 2894 2973
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: Linda Millington, Matt Orsie, The Littles
Visitors:
Not many hikers today. A few interested hawkwatchers including Matt
Felperin and Sean Duffy.
Weather:
Cool, partly cloudy, light North wind.
Raptor Observations:
Not many kettles for the date, but several streaming groups, most late in
the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Pileated Woodpecker, Black & White Warbler,
Parula Warbler, Redstart, 76+ Monarch Butterflies, Common Nighthawk, and
Ross' Goose flying SE with three Canada Geese.
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Report submitted by Joan Boudreau & Bob Abrams (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
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