Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 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 5 31 237
Bald Eagle 6 16 107
Northern Harrier 2 10 58
Sharp-shinned Hawk 98 285 981
Cooper's Hawk 6 50 146
Northern Goshawk 1 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 5 33
Broad-winged Hawk 0 27 6822
Red-tailed Hawk 37 63 162
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 14 16 114
Merlin 3 6 21
Peregrine Falcon 2 4 14
Unknown 2 8 53
Total: 177 523 8750
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Jesse Fulton
Observers: Bev Leeuwenburg, Bob Abrams, The Littles, steve schellenger
Weather:
Blue sky at last with just a few passing clouds. Winds were strong out of
the northwest.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Jesse Fulton (zeagles@xxxxxxx)
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