Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, VA, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 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 27 185 198
Bald Eagle 7 79 84
Northern Harrier 10 43 46
Sharp-shinned Hawk 75 400 408
Cooper's Hawk 12 60 62
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 22 22
Broad-winged Hawk 69 3298 3318
Red-tailed Hawk 3 51 52
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 5 6
American Kestrel 1 49 52
Merlin 1 9 9
Peregrine Falcon 3 13 13
Unknown 3 47 47
Total: 213 4261 4317
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Site Coordinator: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: BJ Westervelt, Ian Topolsky, Jon Little
Visitors:
William Leigh, Dwayne Schilling, Bev Leuwenberg and a good number of
others.
Weather:
Light East wind today. Clear skies in the AM, brief period of 100%
cloudcover midday and then back to clear skies for the remainder of the
day.
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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