Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 22, 2015
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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 0 0 122
Bald Eagle 0 14 84
Northern Harrier 0 14 62
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 62 657
Cooper's Hawk 2 4 44
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 17 51
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 5566
Red-tailed Hawk 44 198 292
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 6 9
American Kestrel 0 1 54
Merlin 0 0 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 12
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 2
Unknown Buteo 0 1 7
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 5
Total: 48 318 6977
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00
Total observation time: 3.5 hours
Official Counter: The Littles
Observers: Doug Graham, Matt Orsie
Visitors:
Richard Korpi, 3
Weather:
Temps 6.2-6.9 degrees C (44F). WNW wind 7 with gusts to 12. Mostly cloudy.
High thin cirrus clouds moving SW while the lower, puffy clouds moved NE up
the ridge.
Raptor Observations:
Migrants mostly higher than usual. Two adult and two juvenile BAEA
meandered around the ridge and then drifted back north.
Non-raptor Observations:
Great Common Loon and Tundra Swan day. Loons 53. Swans 843. One D-C
Cormorant flying with swans.
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
