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Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, VA, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2002
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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              1            253
Bald Eagle                   3              7            136
Northern Harrier             3             11            146
Sharp-shinned Hawk          29             40           1296
Cooper's Hawk                2              3            176
Northern Goshawk             0              0              2
Red-shouldered Hawk          4              7             69
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0           3365
Red-tailed Hawk            112            233            792
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              1             15
American Kestrel             0              0            152
Merlin                       0              0             29
Peregrine Falcon             0              0             55
Unknown                      0              5             91

Total:                     153            308           6577
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Observation start time: 09:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 7 hours

Site Coordinator: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams

Observers:        BJ Westervelt, Dwayne Schilling, Ian Topolsky, Jon Little

Visitors:
  George Wheaton, Larry Hopson, Fairfax Audubon and others visited Snickers
today.


Weather:
  A brisk day with winds out of the West @ 5mph. Some helpful cloudcover
earlier on in the day which slowly dwindled. Temps in the 40's.

Observations:
  

  We had a decent Corgi count, with 5-7 passing through in the afternoon.
Canines did well overall today.
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Report submitted by Ian Topolsky (ict_earth@xxxxxxxxx)


     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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