Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 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 1 163 181
Bald Eagle 0 54 61
Northern Harrier 0 30 32
Sharp-shinned Hawk 19 208 213
Cooper's Hawk 4 57 69
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 12 12
Broad-winged Hawk 11 3224 3334
Red-tailed Hawk 8 48 62
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 41 45
Merlin 0 6 6
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown 3 22 22
Total: 48 3865 4037
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Bev Leeuwenburg
Observers: BJ Westervelt, Jen Folts, Jesse Fulton, Linda Millington
Visitors:
Ralph Wall, Richard Taylor, Harry Gurkin.
Weather:
Another beautiful day, this time with clouds... Visibilty was
exceptional. Winds were out of the West (up to 3 at times), high Temp 74F.
If only there were birds.
Observations:
Broad-wingeds and Snickers have lost that lovin' feeling, bring on the
thumbtacks...
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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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