Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2018
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 6 38 38
Bald Eagle 7 26 27
Northern Harrier 2 6 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 72 111 111
Cooper's Hawk 3 7 8
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3
Broad-winged Hawk 298 905 905
Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 6
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 19 38 39
Merlin 1 5 5
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 3 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 2 3 3
Total: 410 1152 1157
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: Doug Graham, I. Topolsky & L. Topolsky, Joe Kelly,
Wes Hetrick
Visitors:
A few very interested visitors (thank you!) including: Chuck, Ginger, Bob
Blakney, Emily, and Jim.
Weather:
Partly cloudy, light wind.
Raptor Observations:
No large kettles and many singles.
Non-raptor Observations:
Hummingbirds, Chimney Swifts, Red-headed Woodpeckers, flocks of Cedar
Waxwings, and one Night Hawk, one Red-breasted Nuthatch.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
More site information at hawkcount.org:
http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=494
