Snickers Gap, 7-13 Sep 98

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The following is a report of the sightings at Snickers Gap from 7 Sep through
13 Sep 98.  Snickers Gap is located on VA rte. 7, about 20 miles west of
Leesburg VA, and about 50 miles west of Washington, D.C.  It is on the county
line of Clarke and Loudoun Counties.  

 I was the counter for 7 Sep, and was present on 14 Sep for 4.5 hours, and
15-16 Sep for about 6 hours each day.The remaining totals are taken from the
notebook left at the hawkwatch.

7 Sep 98 (08:00-17:00 (all timesEST))
OS   2                              
BE   2 (Both sub-adult)
SS   3
CH   2
BW  7
RT   4
AK   1
Total:     21

8 Sep 98 (08:00-14:00)
OS   2
BE   1
NH   1
SS   8
CH   3
RS   1
BW  20
RT    2
ML   1
UA   1
UR   1
Total:    41
Misc. Birds included 4 ravens, 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers, 13 hummingbirds 

9 Sep 98 (4 hours obs.)
OS   1
BE   3 
NH   6
SS   4
BW  25
AK   2
UB   1
Total:     42

10 Sep 98 (7 hours obs.)
OS   1
NH   1
SS   1
BW  69
AK   3
Total     75

11 Sep 98 (08:00- 17:00)
OS   5
BE   1 (sub-adult)
NH   8
SS   2
CH   2
BW  116
RT   7
AK   3
ML   1
UA   4
UB   4
UR   1
Total:     154
Misc. birds included 2 red-headed woodpeckers, 10 hummingbirds, 4 ravens

12 Sep 98(09:00-19:30)
OS   9
NH   3
SS   16
RS   2
BW  86
RT   2
AK   10
ML   1
PG   1
UA   1
UB   2
UF   1
UR   2
Total:     136

13 Sep 98 (08:00-17:30)
OS   9
NH   4
SS   27
CH   2
RS   3
BW  179
SW  1
RT   3
AK   18
ML   1
Total:     247   
Misc. birds included:  13 hummingbirds, 12 red-headed woodpeckers, 1 brown
thrasher, 2 magnolia warblers, 1 Black-throated green warbler.  

TOTALS, year to date:
OS   29           (1997 Total: 185)
BE   14           (64)
NH   27           (120)
SS   91         (1622)
CH   17           (316)
NG   0           (31)
RS   13           (147)
BW  611       (3747)
SW  1           (none)
RT   34          (1442)
RL   0            (3)
GE   0           (14)
AK   40           (100)
ML   5           (25)
PG   2           (35)
UA   6
UB   7
UE   0
UF   1
UR   4
Tot:  873           (7990)

Key:
OS = osprey,  BE = bald eagle,  NH = northern harrier,  SS = Sharp-shinned,  
CH = Cooper's hawk,  NG = northern goshawk,  RS = red-shouldered, BW = broad-
winged hawk,  SW = Swainson's hawk,  RT = red-tailed,  RL = rough-legged,  GE
= golden eagle,  AK = American kestrel,  ML = merlin,  PG = peregrine falcon, 
UA = unidentified accipiter,   UB = unidentified buteo,  UF = unidentified
falcon,  
UR = unidentified raptor

Notes:  As you can see, there are portions of days that were left uncounted.
If anyone has time on weekdays to count hawks at Snickers Gap, or is
interested in more information regarding Snickers Gap, please do not hesitate
to contact me.  Thanks.

Cheers,

Todd M. Day
Jeffersonton, VA

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