Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 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 27 186
Northern Harrier 3 37 132
Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 93 1820
Cooper's Hawk 4 42 352
Northern Goshawk 0 1 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 46 139
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6825
Red-tailed Hawk 39 523 1567
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 4 12
American Kestrel 0 0 139
Merlin 0 0 40
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 17
Unknown 3 10 88
Total: 65 785 11565
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: Jesse Fulton, The Littles, Yusuf Gantt
Visitors:
Lots of them. Sue Heath, Robert Hilton, Duane Schilling, Larry Hopson and
others.
Weather:
Light west wind, east wind by 11. Clear and cool. [Front] clouds visible in
the west beginning in the mid-day.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
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