[va-bird] HSR: Snickers Gap (14 Nov 2004) 48 Raptors

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Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2004
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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            282
Bald Eagle                   1             21            165
Northern Harrier             2             33            146
Sharp-shinned Hawk           8             60           1682
Cooper's Hawk                4             31            401
Northern Goshawk             0              1             10
Red-shouldered Hawk          1             55            168
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0           3701
Red-tailed Hawk             29            649           1534
Rough-legged Hawk            0              1              1
Golden Eagle                 2              7             13
American Kestrel             0              0             87
Merlin                       1              1             24
Peregrine Falcon             0              2             32
Unknown                      0             11             83

Total:                      48            874           8329
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Observation start time: 09:15:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 6.75 hours

Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams

Observers:        BJ Westervelt, Jon Little, Max Heath, Mike Day, Sue Heath,
                  Todd Day

Visitors:
Bobby Hilton.  The Cigar and Coffee Harley Club.  Brian Montgomery, Quincy,
River.  The guy in the orange hat.  A couple Holiday Tree watchers. 
Really.  The Mount Weather Police. 


Weather:
Too clear and not enough wind. Not a cloud all day.

Observations:


The National Holiday Tree, a 7,500 pound, 106 year old, eighty-two foot
tall Red Spruce went by the hawk watch a little before two o'clock on its
way to the White House. It was towed on a long flat-bed and was covered
with a billowy translucent plastic cover that made it look a lot like a
huge queen termite.

A Welsh Springer Spaniel, but I'm not betting much that it is a full
breed.  Topo to investigate. 

Predictions:
Someone will have had to clean up Bob's mess. 
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Report submitted by Todd Day (blkvulture@xxxxxxx)


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