Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 2006
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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 8 136 136
Bald Eagle 12 101 101
Northern Harrier 6 61 61
Sharp-shinned Hawk 23 319 324
Cooper's Hawk 4 44 44
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 12 20
Broad-winged Hawk 533 6369 6396
Red-tailed Hawk 6 68 71
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 24 87 87
Merlin 6 13 13
Peregrine Falcon 5 17 17
Unknown 8 23 24
Total: 635 7250 7294
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 17:15:00
Total observation time: 9.25 hours
Official Counter: Yusuf Gantt
Observers: BJ Little
Visitors:
Susanne Richmond, Bob Blakney, and Ray Miller.
Weather:
Cool to mild temps, moderate winds predominately from the west with
overcast skies in the morning changing to clear skies in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
Promising numbers in the first two hours, or so, but gradually dwindling to
nearly nothing by late afternoon.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Yusuf Gantt (jgantt3@xxxxxxx)
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