Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 29, 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 3 3 3
Bald Eagle 0 3 3
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 7 7
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 4 8 8
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 1 1
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 8 23 23
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 3.75 hours
Official Counter: The Littles
Observers:
Weather:
Warm, muggy and hazy. Occasional light wafts from the east. After 11am, a
line of cumulus clouds built in from the northwest but did not clear the
air or invigorate the winds.
Raptor Observations:
Several Redtails kited and wandered across the ridge. As usual, Black and
Turkey Vultures supplied us with focus checks all day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Lots of Chimney Swifts and Tree Swallows. One Raven, one Red-headed
Woodpecker, one singing White-eyed Vireo.
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay88@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
