Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2003
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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 77 281
Bald Eagle 2 48 128
Northern Harrier 12 110 169
Sharp-shinned Hawk 36 962 1494
Cooper's Hawk 9 159 232
Northern Goshawk 1 6 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 44 66
Broad-winged Hawk 0 75 11647
Red-tailed Hawk 41 188 292
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 4
American Kestrel 1 69 200
Merlin 0 18 32
Peregrine Falcon 1 17 45
Unknown 0 65 91
Total: 105 1839 14688
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Observation start time: 07:15:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 8.25 hours
Official Counter: Jesse Fulton
Observers: BJ Westervelt, Bev Leeuwenburg, Bill Harry, Jon Little
Visitors:
Mike Reyman and Doug Poffenbarger
Weather:
Cool, mostly clear and breezy. Wind was SE and 2-3 on the Beaufort scale.
High cirrus streaks and lots of contrails.
Observations:
Adult Goshawk at 3:58 EDT, naked eye and overhead. Both Bald Eagles were
adults.
Predictions:
Now that the Yankees have lost the World Series, let the dismantling begin,
but not before the Boston Red Sox fire Grady Little.
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Report submitted by Todd Day (blkvulture@xxxxxxx)
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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