Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 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 2 9 58
Bald Eagle 5 47 82
Northern Harrier 5 13 21
Sharp-shinned Hawk 30 237 371
Cooper's Hawk 5 33 41
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 7 13
Broad-winged Hawk 0 5 1074
Red-tailed Hawk 28 91 97
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 2 3
American Kestrel 0 14 60
Merlin 0 0 5
Peregrine Falcon 1 5 10
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 1 4 5
Unknown Falcon 0 1 4
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 0 3
Total: 80 490 1869
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 4.75 hours
Official Counter: The Littles
Observers: Doug Graham
Weather:
West wind and fluffy clouds for contrast. Temps 14-16C.
Raptor Observations:
All birds flew down the west side of the ridge or overhead.
Non-raptor Observations:
Monarchs 5, Blue Jays 20.
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay48@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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