Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 2020
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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 1 34 36
Bald Eagle 7 100 113
Northern Harrier 1 16 17
Sharp-shinned Hawk 28 157 157
Cooper's Hawk 4 27 27
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 20 22
Broad-winged Hawk 43 3874 3927
Red-tailed Hawk 4 36 44
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 35 35
Merlin 1 5 5
Peregrine Falcon 2 4 4
Unknown Accipiter 0 5 5
Unknown Buteo 1 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 97 4314 4393
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: The Littles
Observers:
Visitors:
1
Weather:
Nice brisk west wind after last night's 2" rain. Mostly cloudy until
mid-day, then clearing to mostly blue sky.
Raptor Observations:
Unexpected but enjoyable Broadwing lift off between 9:22 and 9:48. Birds
must have spent the cold, rainy night just up the ridge from us. The warm
morning sun got them up and quickly out of here to the SW. Then the
Sharpies started. One of the Peregrines flew with a bulging, full crop.
Non-raptor Observations:
Ravens 13, Black Vultures 18, Blue Jays only 7. Monarchs 2.
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Report submitted by BJ Little (bluejay48@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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