Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 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 1 20 265
Bald Eagle 0 45 117
Northern Harrier 1 22 67
Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 561 1152
Cooper's Hawk 4 125 281
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 27 53
Broad-winged Hawk 0 6 3701
Red-tailed Hawk 3 172 256
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 16 83
Merlin 0 8 18
Peregrine Falcon 1 16 23
Unknown 3 26 61
Total: 31 1045 6078
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Linda Millington and Dorothy Tella
Observers:
Visitors:
Bob Gaven, back again- if you still aren't leaving until Monday (and are
reading this...), then you should get up to Snickers on Saturday or Sunday
(or both), it could be a decent flight. *If you go up on Sunday, ask for
Bob (mustache & glasses). Him and Joan are counting.
Also visiting Snickers today, Diane Holsinger. We haven't met, but
please do come back...
Weather:
100% Cloudcover dropping to 5 % by close. Wind was out of the West at 1
most of the observation period. High Temp 64F.
Observations:
Predictions:
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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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