Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 24, 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 33 278
Bald Eagle 0 56 128
Northern Harrier 1 37 82
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 909 1500
Cooper's Hawk 0 185 341
Northern Goshawk 0 7 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 42 68
Broad-winged Hawk 0 6 3701
Red-tailed Hawk 3 397 481
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 19 86
Merlin 0 13 23
Peregrine Falcon 0 22 29
Unknown 0 29 64
Total: 8 1757 6790
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Observation start time: 11:45:00
Observation end time: 14:15:00
Total observation time: 2.5 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: BJ Westervelt, Ian Topolsky, Jon Little, Yusuf Gantt
Visitors:
Dwyane Schilling
Weather:
rainy, drizzly, cool, cloudy, wind east 5mph
Fog on east ridge throughout watch, could see down into the west valley
for most of the passing birds.
Observations:
Boston!!!!
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
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