Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 02, 2005
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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 10 10 195
Bald Eagle 2 2 87
Northern Harrier 3 3 50
Sharp-shinned Hawk 75 75 651
Cooper's Hawk 15 15 96
Northern Goshawk 1 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 26
Broad-winged Hawk 19 19 5618
Red-tailed Hawk 6 6 96
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 1 91
Merlin 2 2 16
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 8
Unknown 1 1 40
Total: 135 135 6975
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: Jesse Fulton, Sue Heath, The Littles, Yusuf Gantt
Visitors:
The Shrecks (whos name I have just misspelled) with a terrier (whos breed I
have forgotten), Doug Graham, Bev Leeuwenburg, and Leni Friedman.
Weather:
Clear with a few high cirrus clouds and contrails to point out the birds.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Dogs included a Coonhound, a Stafforshire Terrier, a Bullmastiff named
Gretle, Max and a whole bunch of good mutts.
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
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