Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, VA, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2002
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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 8 158 171
Bald Eagle 6 72 77
Northern Harrier 0 33 36
Sharp-shinned Hawk 37 325 333
Cooper's Hawk 6 48 50
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 20 20
Broad-winged Hawk 45 3229 3249
Red-tailed Hawk 1 48 49
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 5 6
American Kestrel 4 48 51
Merlin 2 8 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 10 10
Unknown 3 44 44
Total: 115 4048 4104
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Site Coordinator: Todd M. Day
Observers: Larry Cartwright
Visitors:
Jon Little, Ian Topolsky, Dwayne Schilling, William Leigh, Ralph Wall and
maybe a dozen other people were on hand today.
Weather:
We had steady NW wind dominate today. Had some decent clouds to help with
the blue sky.
Observations:
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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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