Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 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 8 100 100
Bald Eagle 3 45 45
Northern Harrier 7 36 36
Sharp-shinned Hawk 35 152 157
Cooper's Hawk 5 25 25
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 8 16
Broad-winged Hawk 705 3024 3051
Red-tailed Hawk 4 38 41
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 8 30 30
Merlin 1 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown 12 13
Total: 776 3473 3517
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: Jesse Fulton, Yusuf Gantt
Visitors:
Jim Smith and a young friend with a bug net, Judy Bardsley and her
towheaded, identical twin boys with Irish names that cannot be pronounced
by non-Galic tongues, William Leigh, Peter Dehn, Long Lost Lad Topolsky
and his daughter Emily.
Weather:
Humid and lightly breezy. From west to east.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Three adult Red-headed Woodpeckers, one Common Nighthawk, American
Redstart, Magnolia Warbler, Wood Thrush, Northern Waterthrush and a
calling Eastern Screech Owl right behind our seats.
Predictions:
Rain. Sleep late, Bev.
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
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