Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, VA, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2002
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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 47 249
Bald Eagle 0 33 118
Northern Harrier 10 60 108
Sharp-shinned Hawk 60 688 1129
Cooper's Hawk 1 87 153
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 14 36
Broad-winged Hawk 0 30 3365
Red-tailed Hawk 0 90 147
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 4 10
American Kestrel 1 93 148
Merlin 2 18 27
Peregrine Falcon 1 37 50
Unknown 0 30 77
Total: 75 1233 5619
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Site Coordinator: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: BJ Westervelt, Ian Topolsky, Jon Little, Todd Day
Visitors:
Kris Novaselic and a handfull of others including Sam Shoemaker visited
Snickers today.
Weather:
Wind was out of the WNW. 100% Cloudcover for most of the day.
Observations:
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Report submitted by Ian Topolsky (ict_earth@xxxxxxxxx)
Snickers Gap Hawkwatch was established in 1990. It is located in northern
Virginia, on the Clarke and Loudoun County line. It is reached by taking VA
Route 7 to the county line, which runs atop the ridge at Snickers Gap. On the
south side of Route 7 is a commuter parking lot. The count is conducted from
there. It is a volunteer site, and is counted in fall only, from late August
until late November or early December. There are no facilities at the site, so
bring a snack, drinks, and a chair. Many of the birds can be distant, and a
scope is helpful.
As a volunteer site, we are always looking to increase our pool of
counters. We are eager to train those who have never counted, but are skilled
with hawk identification. We are also willing to pair inexperienced observers
with experienced counters. Please contact the compiler, Todd Day, at
blkvulture@xxxxxxx with any questions or if you are interested in participating
in the count.
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