Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 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 2 144 153
Bald Eagle 3 67 77
Northern Harrier 5 26 29
Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 343 348
Cooper's Hawk 0 59 59
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 22 23
Broad-winged Hawk 664 3385 3447
Red-tailed Hawk 1 67 71
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 3 71 72
Merlin 0 12 12
Peregrine Falcon 1 5 5
Unknown 0 27 27
Total: 696 4228 4323
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Jesse Fulton
Observers: Bev Leeuwenburg, Bob Blakeney, Ilse Jorgensen, Lad Topolsky,
Leni Friedman
Visitors:
Milo Bateman, or at least he was.
Weather:
Wind was force 3 for much of the day, dwindling to a 2 then a one, but out
of the blessed east. The catch was zero clouds for the entire day. Glad
I wasn't there. Temp was 23-29.
Raptor Observations:
All the eagles were adults. The Broad-wingeds mostly came from 1:00-4:00
EDT.
Non-raptor Observations:
Red-headed Woodpecker, Raven, Goldfinch, Cedar Waxwings, Blue Jay, Rock
Dove, Dead Volvo, and the ever present Army Truck full of rocks. What
other site in North American can claim that?
One Austrailian Cattle Dog.
Predictions:
The Red Sox start the day a full game behind the Yankees. I'm hoping the
Orioles roll over and die for them they way they did for the Yankees.
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Report submitted by Todd Day (blkvulture@xxxxxxx)
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