Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 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 9 58
Bald Eagle 19 66 101
Northern Harrier 3 16 24
Sharp-shinned Hawk 54 291 425
Cooper's Hawk 5 38 46
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 10 17 23
Broad-winged Hawk 0 5 1074
Red-tailed Hawk 110 201 207
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 3
American Kestrel 3 17 63
Merlin 2 2 7
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 10
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 4 5
Unknown Falcon 0 1 4
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 2 2 5
Total: 208 698 2077
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:15:00
Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: Doug Graham, James Fox, The Littles, Wes Hetrick
Visitors:
Jamie Gregory, Rennie Selkirk, Elanor and Burt Harris, Burt's parents, Todd
Day, Duane Schilling
Weather:
Excellent weather. Lots of clouds, cold WNW winds.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
20 Tree Swallows, 2 Common Loons, many Purple Finches, 1 Eastern Garter
Snake trying for that last bit of warmth.
Excellent dogs today with a mother/daughter pair of Great Pyrenees leading
the pack.
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
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