Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 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 3 19 28
Bald Eagle 0 26 36
Northern Harrier 1 3 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 12 17
Cooper's Hawk 0 10 10
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 6
Broad-winged Hawk 23 199 261
Red-tailed Hawk 6 23 27
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 12 13
Merlin 1 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown 0 1 1
Total: 40 311 406
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 13:45:00
Total observation time: 4.75 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: Gwen Gantt, Linda Fields & Alan Schrek, The Littles,
Yusuf Gantt
Visitors:
Josh Horwitz, and others.
Weather:
Cool, clear, light variable wind.
Raptor Observations:
Another wonderfully cloud-filled day by the afternoon. Disappointingly
bird-free.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
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