Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 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 1 242
Bald Eagle 0 31 190
Northern Harrier 1 41 136
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 104 1831
Cooper's Hawk 0 44 354
Northern Goshawk 0 1 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 54 147
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6825
Red-tailed Hawk 15 647 1691
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 5 13
American Kestrel 0 0 139
Merlin 0 0 40
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 17
Unknown 0 11 89
Total: 22 941 11721
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Observation start time: 10:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter: Jesse Fulton
Observers:
Visitors:
2 stayed 3 minutes, no dogs, no truckers.
Weather:
Blue sky and frozen ground - What could be better?
-2 to +1 - 29 to 34 degrees.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
4 Canada Geese
Predictions:
Looks like the end is near, however only 9 months till next year!
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Report submitted by Jesse Fulton (zeagles@xxxxxxx)
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