Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 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 6 150 159
Bald Eagle 2 69 79
Northern Harrier 1 27 30
Sharp-shinned Hawk 31 374 379
Cooper's Hawk 8 67 67
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 22 23
Broad-winged Hawk 474 3859 3921
Red-tailed Hawk 2 69 73
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 6 77 78
Merlin 0 12 12
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 5
Unknown 0 27 27
Total: 530 4758 4853
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Bob Abrams, Todd M. Day
Observers: Bob Abrams, Bob Blakeney, Jesse Fulton, Mario Gamboa
Visitors:
Salsa Man came through, but today I think he might have been listening to
the news. The Mount Weather boys in their armored Humvee.
Weather:
Winds were mostly from the west, at a one on the Beaufort, with some
flirting up to a two. Cloud cover was good (about 50%) until the edge of
the front came, and then it got dense and looked like it might rain.
Raptor Observations:
A few good bursts of Broad-wingeds, enough to tease, torment, and
tantalize, but not enough to satisfy.
Non-raptor Observations:
Three Red-headed Woodpeckers, fifteen Tree Swallows, and not a lot else. A
guy with a guitar hiked up to Bear's Den and returned, something we don't
see much of.
Predictions:
Broad-wingeds are done. Bring on the accipitiers.
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Report submitted by Todd Day (blkvulture@xxxxxxx)
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