Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 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 0 0 241
Bald Eagle 3 22 181
Northern Harrier 3 26 121
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 70 1797
Cooper's Hawk 0 29 339
Northern Goshawk 0 1 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 27 120
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6825
Red-tailed Hawk 52 303 1347
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 10
American Kestrel 0 0 139
Merlin 0 0 40
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 17
Unknown 0 3 81
Total: 59 484 11264
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Larry Brindza
Observers:
Visitors:
28 hikers in various small groups, 5 truck drivers
Weather:
Sunny, partially cloudy, steady wind from the west at 2&3 (B), 9-15 degrees
C.
Raptor Observations:
2 Adulet Bald Eagles at 12:25 and 1 Adult Bald Eagle at 13:51. All raptors
except 1 NH were on the west sid eof the ridge.
Non-raptor Observations:
127 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 1 Piliated Woodpecker, very few passerines
otherwise. And....I don't do dogs.
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
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