Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
VA, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 07, 2002
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Species Day's Count Month Total YTD Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 4 11 24
Bald Eagle 9 12 17
Northern Harrier 2 7 10
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 21 29
Cooper's Hawk 5 11 13
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 35 118 138
Red-tailed Hawk 1 10 11
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 6 9 12
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown 3 6 6
Total: 70 208 264
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Site Coordinator: Todd M. Day
Observers: Ian Topolsky, Kurt Gaskill, Larry Hopson
Visitors:
Josh Taylor, Cindy Richter (hope I spelled it right), Bob Cosgrove & a
small handfull of others throughout the day.
Weather:
Another lovely East wind prevailed today which seems key to a good day
at the site. Virtually cloudless sky with a slight haze, pretty good
visibility. Temperature 75-80 F, low humidity.
Observations:
A 9 BE day, two of which were full adults. As expected the slight
majority of birds came through the eastern side of the ridge with a good
mix of species represented.
Good number of non-raptor species recorded today also.
A.Crow 15+, A.Goldfinch 20+ in thistle N of lot, C.Swift 65+, 2 Red-headed
Woodpeckers, 2 Pileated Woodpeckers, 1 Empid, C.Waxwing 50+, 1 B.Oriole, 1
Red-eyed Vireo calling from woods S of lot, C. Raven 6+, 2 F.Crows.
Predictions:
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