Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2005
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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 32 238
Bald Eagle 0 25 116
Northern Harrier 0 20 68
Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 680 1376
Cooper's Hawk 18 114 210
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 10 38
Broad-winged Hawk 1 30 6825
Red-tailed Hawk 10 151 250
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 35 133
Merlin 0 15 30
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 15
Unknown 3 20 65
Total: 54 1139 9366
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Bob Abrams
Observers: Todd Day
Visitors:
Lots of cops trying to find a man that was seen walking the Appalachian
Trail with a baseball bat that said he was looking for his wife.
Weather:
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
3 Common Loons, 40 Tree Swallows, 14 Purple Finches, many hundreds of Cedar
Waxwings.
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
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