Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 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 0 27 171
Northern Harrier 0 42 155
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 77 1699
Cooper's Hawk 0 34 404
Northern Goshawk 0 1 10
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 62 175
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 3701
Red-tailed Hawk 0 758 1643
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 10 16
American Kestrel 0 1 88
Merlin 0 1 24
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 32
Unknown 0 11 83
Total: 0 1029 8484
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 11:30:00
Total observation time: 1.5 hours
Official Counter: Ian Topolsky
Observers:
Weather:
Extremely low ceiling, 100% Cloudcover and just downright unfavorable
conditions upon arrival at 10 AM- heavy fog/mist changing to drizzle by
11:30 AM.
Observations:
The call of duty and blind optimism are what drove me to even bother with
Snickers today; and to put up the thistle bag.
A Siskin has taken up temporary residence here, it appears...
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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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