Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2018
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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 6 44 44
Bald Eagle 1 27 28
Northern Harrier 1 7 7
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 117 117
Cooper's Hawk 0 7 8
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3
Broad-winged Hawk 99 1004 1004
Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 6
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 6 44 45
Merlin 0 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 0 3 3
Total: 119 1271 1276
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Observation start time: 12:15:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 3.25 hours
Official Counter: Doug Graham
Observers:
Visitors:
One brief visit, otherwise a quiet afternoon.
Weather:
Warm and somewhat hazy.
Raptor Observations:
Largest group of BW Hawks was just 22 in the first hour. Several local Red
Tails and Bald Eagles seen but not reported.
Non-raptor Observations:
Crows were the most numerous bird seen today with one group over 200.
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Report submitted by Doug Graham (dgraham1492@xxxxxxxxx)
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