Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 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 0 32 200
Bald Eagle 2 50 177
Northern Harrier 1 39 115
Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 502 959
Cooper's Hawk 1 94 163
Northern Goshawk 0 2 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 6 21 42
Broad-winged Hawk 0 51 6669
Red-tailed Hawk 7 151 254
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 0 25 137
Merlin 1 15 29
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 26
Unknown 26 67
Total: 34 1014 8843
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Observation start time: 12:15:00
Observation end time: 16:15:00
Total observation time: 4.25 hours
Official Counter: Yusuf Gantt
Observers:
Visitors:
None
Weather:
Cold and very windy.
Raptor Observations:
Disappointing.
Non-raptor Observations:
Expected to see more birds after the cold front moved through, but it was
perhaps too windy.
Predictions:
Better than today.
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Report submitted by Yusuf Gantt (jgantt3@xxxxxxx)
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