Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, VA, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2002
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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 2 254
Bald Eagle 0 13 142
Northern Harrier 3 23 158
Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 110 1366
Cooper's Hawk 3 21 194
Northern Goshawk 0 2 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 37 99
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 3365
Red-tailed Hawk 60 742 1301
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 7 21
American Kestrel 0 0 152
Merlin 0 0 29
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 57
Unknown 0 9 95
Total: 77 968 7237
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Site Coordinator: Linda Millington
Observers: Bev Leeuwenburg, Dorothy Tella, Ian Topolsky, John Drummond
Weather:
Winds were out of the West at 2 on the Beaufort scale until 2:00 when
they began diminishing. Cloudcover started at 50% and gradually dissipated
to 0% by the day's end. Temp topped off at 57F.
Observations:
With today's numbers we are currently just under 75% average for
Red-taileds. Doesn't look like we're going to get there. Same goes for
Red-shouldereds which are only at 49% average.
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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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