Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 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 3 86 86
Bald Eagle 2 33 33
Northern Harrier 4 29 29
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 89 94
Cooper's Hawk 3 18 18
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 7 15
Broad-winged Hawk 13 2072 2099
Red-tailed Hawk 1 29 32
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 22 22
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown 3 12 13
Total: 41 2398 2442
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:45:00
Total observation time: 8.75 hours
Official Counter: Yusuf Gantt
Observers: Bev Leeuwenburg, Bob Abrams, Joan Boudreau
Visitors:
Doug Graham, Scott Baron, Peter Frechtel, Craig Reed, Jim Smith, Greg Beck,
Bob Blakney, Jeff Clark, Kaycee Lichliter, Geenny Conier, Harry McCoy,
Michael Mills, Susan Mills, Matt Orsie, Peggy Coons, Carol Laing, Gwen
Gantt, et al.
Weather:
Fog for the first couple of hours with occasional drizzle. Overcast for
much of the remainder of the day with some blue sky. Cool temps with light
wind predominately from the west.
Raptor Observations:
Relatively slow.
Non-raptor Observations:
Northern waterthrush
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Report submitted by Yusuf Gantt (jgantt3@xxxxxxx)
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