Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 09, 2006
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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 9 9
Bald Eagle 2 8 8
Northern Harrier 0 3 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 3 8
Cooper's Hawk 2 4 4
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 11
Broad-winged Hawk 5 41 68
Red-tailed Hawk 1 12 15
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 3 3
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown 2 6 7
Total: 16 92 136
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 4.75 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: Bruce Hill, Rob Hilton
Weather:
Warm, not hot (happily)with a light wind from the west.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Fourteen [ruby-throated] hummingbirds, and one Loggerhead Skrike seen by
Robert Hilton
Predictions:
Not sure when the front will be coming in tomorrow but hoping for a few
more birds.
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
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