Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 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 1 139 139
Bald Eagle 4 107 107
Northern Harrier 3 64 64
Sharp-shinned Hawk 18 341 346
Cooper's Hawk 5 53 53
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 13 21
Broad-winged Hawk 161 6360 6387
Red-tailed Hawk 4 88 91
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 87 87
Merlin 0 13 13
Peregrine Falcon 1 18 18
Unknown 1 28 29
Total: 198 7311 7355
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Yusuf Gantt
Observers: BJ Little
Visitors:
Jim Smith
Weather:
Light winds with fog for the first 2 hours, then mostly overcast skies with
hazy visibility, and a thunderstorm in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
Most of the birds occurred between 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (EDST).
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Yusuf Gantt (jgantt3@xxxxxxx)
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