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Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 01, 2003
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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                       4              4             17
Bald Eagle                   0              0              6
Northern Harrier             0              0              5
Sharp-shinned Hawk           1              1              3
Cooper's Hawk                0              0              1
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0
Broad-winged Hawk            2              2             30
Red-tailed Hawk              1              1              1
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             0              0              0
Merlin                       0              0              1
Peregrine Falcon             0              0              0
Unknown                      0              0              0

Total:                       8              8             64
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Observation start time: 11:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:30:00 
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter: Todd M. Day

Observers:        Ian Topolsky

Visitors:
John Drummond for a spell.  


Weather:
Mostly gray skies with light southeast winds.  Temp was from about 65-78F. 
Skies cleared to mostly sunny from four until about five-thirty before
thunderstorms rolled in from the west.  

Observations:
Slow day...

Few unidentified empids, 2 Baltimore Orioles, Common Yellowthroat, 30 or so
Chimney Swifts, 2 Rough-winged Swallows, 5 Barn Swallows, 6 Hummingbirds,
2 Monarch Butterflies.  
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Report submitted by Todd Day (blkvulture@xxxxxxx)


     Snickers Gap Hawkwatch was established in 1990.  It is located in northern 
Virginia, on the Clarke and Loudoun County line.  It is reached by taking VA 
Route 7 to the county line, which runs atop the ridge at Snickers Gap.  On the 
south side of Route 7 is a commuter parking lot.  The count is conducted from 
there.  It is a volunteer site, and is counted in fall only, from late August 
until late November or early December.  There are no facilities at the site, so 
bring a snack, drinks, and a chair.  Many of the birds can be distant, and a 
scope is helpful.  
     As a volunteer site, we are always looking to increase our pool of 
counters.  We are eager to train those who have never counted, but are skilled 
with hawk identification.  We are also willing to pair inexperienced observers 
with experienced counters.  Please contact the compiler, Todd Day, at 
blkvulture@xxxxxxx with any questions or if you are interested in participating 
in the count.  


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