Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 2005
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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 3 197 206
Bald Eagle 0 81 91
Northern Harrier 1 45 48
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 691 696
Cooper's Hawk 2 96 96
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 27 28
Broad-winged Hawk 2 6733 6795
Red-tailed Hawk 9 95 99
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 97 98
Merlin 0 15 15
Peregrine Falcon 0 10 10
Unknown 0 45 45
Total: 27 8132 8227
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 15:15:00
Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Joe Coleman
Observers: Bob Abrams
Weather:
It was a slow day. Morning sky was nice w/wispy clouds but the afternoon
was clear blue sky w/virtually no clouds. It was calm most of the day w/a
little (& I mean little) wind occasionally. Visibility was great.
Temperature ranged from 55 degrees to 67 degrees.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Lots of blue jays and monarch butterflies.
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Report submitted by Todd Day (blkvulture@xxxxxxx)
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