Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 17, 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 1 204
Bald Eagle 10 29 247
Northern Harrier 3 30 169
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 58 1267
Cooper's Hawk 2 16 218
Northern Goshawk 0 1 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 24 79
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6669
Red-tailed Hawk 92 417 1017
Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 5 18
American Kestrel 0 0 139
Merlin 0 1 54
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 27
Unknown 7 30 111
Total: 122 613 10225
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:15:00
Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter: Yusuf Gantt
Observers:
Visitors:
None
Weather:
Partly cloudy with excellent visibility. Temps in mid-40's F to low 50's F.
Winds 4-15 mph from NW.
Raptor Observations:
10 Bald Eagles
1 Rough-legged Hawk (dark morph)
Non-raptor Observations:
210 Double-crested Cormorants
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Report submitted by Yusuf Gantt (jgantt3@xxxxxxx)
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