Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 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 33 203
Bald Eagle 1 71 199
Northern Harrier 0 53 129
Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 690 1151
Cooper's Hawk 2 117 186
Northern Goshawk 0 3 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 27 48
Broad-winged Hawk 0 51 6669
Red-tailed Hawk 55 366 469
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 6 11 11
American Kestrel 0 27 139
Merlin 1 38 52
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 27
Unknown 1 36 77
Total: 79 1528 9364
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Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 8.75 hours
Official Counter: Yusuf Gantt
Observers:
Visitors:
None. [Day 7 for the man sleeping in the green Mercury at the end of the
parking lot.]
Weather:
Relatively cold and windy with good visibility.
Raptor Observations:
Juvenile Golden Eagle at 11:30 EDT
Subadult Golden Eagle at 12:24 EDT
Subadult Golden Eagle at 1:28 EDT
Adult Golden Eagle at 1:38 EDT
Adult Bald Eagle at 2:40 EDT
Adult Golden Eagle at 3:26 EDT
Adult Golden Eagle at 3:36 EDT
Non-raptor Observations:
~300 European Starlings
~150 Cedar Waxwings
~150 Blue Jays
~100 American Robins
~100 Canada Geese
~78 Double-crested Cormorants
12 Unidentified ducks
2 Snow Geese
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Report submitted by Yusuf Gantt (jgantt3@xxxxxxx)
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