Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 06, 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 21 225
Bald Eagle 1 12 92
Northern Harrier 0 11 70
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 130 662
Cooper's Hawk 1 11 84
Northern Goshawk 0 1 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 6 28
Broad-winged Hawk 0 64 11636
Red-tailed Hawk 2 20 124
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 3
American Kestrel 0 22 153
Merlin 0 3 17
Peregrine Falcon 2 13 41
Unknown 3 11 37
Total: 13 325 13174
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Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.25 hours
Official Counter: Sam Young
Observers:
Visitors:
A local resident, Mr. Runey.
Weather:
Started out with 100% cloudcover and fog out to the W, but solid blue
skies dominated from 10:00 EST on. Winds were out of the E at 1 (Beaufort)
and temp ranged from 49-63F.
Observations:
BE- 3rd yr.
Blue Jay-243, Monarchs-14.
Predictions:
Will the skies smile upon us tomorrow?
A brutal prediction tonight from the magic eightball. It responds with,
"IN YOUR DREAMS". Real nice...
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Report submitted by Ian Topolsky (ict_earth@xxxxxxxxx)
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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