Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 2003
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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 1 282
Bald Eagle 0 25 168
Northern Harrier 4 50 255
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 114 1793
Cooper's Hawk 1 37 307
Northern Goshawk 0 5 13
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 63 149
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 11647
Red-tailed Hawk 25 696 1106
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 15 22
American Kestrel 0 2 207
Merlin 0 2 38
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 45
Unknown 0 45 154
Total: 36 1055 16186
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Observation start time: 10:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: BJ Westervelt, Bev Leeuwenburg, Jon Little, William Leigh
Visitors:
Joseph Gantt, et. al.
Weather:
Clear, cold and light west wind most of the day; turning light east about
2:30pm. 20% to 70% cloud cover through the day.
Observations:
Our last official day at Snickers this year. Hope we can all make it back
next year! Some of us still holding out for a few "big" days in December
too.
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
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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