Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 07, 2006
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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 1 8 8
Bald Eagle 1 6 6
Northern Harrier 0 3 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 6
Cooper's Hawk 2 2 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 3 11
Broad-winged Hawk 14 36 63
Red-tailed Hawk 5 11 14
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 2 2
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown 2 4 5
Total: 26 76 120
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Yusuf Gantt
Observers:
Visitors:
Sandy Farkas, Gary Myers, and Bob Blakeney
Weather:
Temps ranged 65-76 F; winds were calm-5 mph and predominately out of the
west; sky was somewhat hazy with visibility 3-10 miles; and cloud cover
5-15%.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Nice birds: humming birds (7), Olive-sided Flycatcher, Red-headed
Woodpecker.
Butterflies (13 sp.): Cabbage White, Monarch, Common Buckeye, Spice Bush,
Black Swallowtail, Great Spangle, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Comma,
Red-spotted Purple, Orange Sulphur, Shachem, Pearl Crescent, and
Silver-spotted Skipper.
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Report submitted by Yusuf Gantt (jgantt3@xxxxxxx)
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