Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 13, 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 0 25 231
Bald Eagle 0 10 101
Northern Harrier 0 8 56
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 172 868
Cooper's Hawk 0 38 134
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 31
Broad-winged Hawk 0 25 6820
Red-tailed Hawk 0 22 121
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 2 100
Merlin 0 3 18
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 12
Unknown 0 5 50
Total: 0 316 8543
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(No count conducted today)
Weather:
Two attempts by BJ Little, both met with light rain and clouds below 1000
feet. Another washout.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Todd Day (blkvulture@xxxxxxx)
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