Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 23, 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 1 33 239
Bald Eagle 13 38 129
Northern Harrier 11 31 79
Sharp-shinned Hawk 121 801 1497
Cooper's Hawk 38 152 248
Northern Goshawk 1 3 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 13 23 51
Broad-winged Hawk 0 30 6825
Red-tailed Hawk 128 279 378
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 1 1
American Kestrel 1 36 134
Merlin 4 19 34
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 15
Unknown 0 20 65
Total: 332 1471 9698
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: Jesse Fulton, Todd Day, Yusuf Gantt
Visitors:
Bob Horton from NJ and his nephew, Brandan McPherson, joined us for a good
portion of the day; Duayne Schilling; Jamie Gregory; Ells Knudsen; et al.
Weather:
Cold to cool, breezy & partly cloudy.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Double-crested Cormorants - 62; Tree Swallows - 7; Purple Finch - 1;
Monarch Butterflies - dozens.
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
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