Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 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 3 19 225
Bald Eagle 2 7 98
Northern Harrier 0 5 53
Sharp-shinned Hawk 43 154 850
Cooper's Hawk 6 31 127
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 2 30
Broad-winged Hawk 0 25 6820
Red-tailed Hawk 1 16 115
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 2 100
Merlin 0 2 17
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 10
Unknown 3 4 49
Total: 59 268 8495
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Ian Topolsky
Observers: Lad Topolsky
Weather:
A thick blanket of fog and 100% Cloudcover greeted us upon our arrival to
the site today. East winds cleaned things up by 9:30 EST, leaving us with
decent skies (15-60% CC) and a steady 1 on the Beaufort scale for the
remainder of the day. Temp topped off at a lovely 75F.
Raptor Observations:
Where my pinheads at? I would've liked to add a 1 before the 43
Sharp-shinneds that passed through today.
I also would've liked to see a falcon or two ushered in by the
Easterlies, but whatcha gonna do...
Bald Eagle Breakdown: 2 adults, in tandem, a little after noon.
None of the Osprey seen were packin' a lunch.
Non-raptor Observations:
Blue Jays, lots of them (300+).
Predictions:
Will Milo Bateman's abandoned Volvo be Laddy's next new car?
The Snickers Gap Magic Eightball responds, "ASK AGAIN LATER".
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Report submitted by Ian Topolsky (ict_earth@xxxxxxxxx)
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