Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 2004
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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 0 2 282
Bald Eagle 0 34 178
Northern Harrier 0 43 156
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 85 1705
Cooper's Hawk 0 35 407
Northern Goshawk 0 1 10
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 66 179
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 3701
Red-tailed Hawk 4 851 1736
Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2
Golden Eagle 1 15 21
American Kestrel 0 1 88
Merlin 0 1 24
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 32
Unknown 1 13 85
Total: 6 1151 8606
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter: Bev Leeuwenburg
Observers: Jen Folts
Weather:
Well, our last "official" day of the season. My sources tell me that Bev
departed with a tear in her eye...
Winds were out of the East at 1-2, always fun in very late November.
Skies were mostly cloudy for the bulk of the day, except for a brief
period early on.
Observations:
Golden: The 1st bird of the day (at 10:40...), an immature.
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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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