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         Snickers Gap Hawkwatch Record High Counts
      Each fall, some 13 species of raptors are regularly seen over Snickers Gap.  Typically,
about 12,000 birds are counted each season. The highest seasonal count was 29,555 in 1998.  JG

·         Sharp-shinned Hawk
  o    336 on Oct 5, 1991.
  o    2,645 in 1995.
·         Cooper's Hawk
  o    56 on Oct 27, 2007.
  o    521 in 1995.
·         Northern Goshawk
  o    10 on Oct 3, 1999.
  o    42 in 1993.
·         Broad-winged Hawk
  o    19,004 on Sep 18, 1998.
  o    25,889 in 1998.
·         Red-shouldered Hawk
  o    47 on Oct 23, 2000.
  o    287 in 1995.
·         Red-tailed Hawk
  o    415 on Nov 7, 1999.
  o    3,149 in 1999.
·         Bald Eagle
  o    31 on Sep 15, 2007.
  o    267 in 2006.
·         Golden Eagle
  o    6 on Oct 26, 2006.
  o    29 in 1995 and 2002.
·         American Kestrel
  o    44 on Sep 17, 1999.
  o    272 in 1999.
·         Merlin
  o    12 on Oct 22, 2006.
  o    54 in 2006.
·         Peregrine Falcon
  o    17 on Oct 5, 2002.
  o    60 in 2002.
·         Northern Harrier
  o    24 on Nov 4, 1993.
  o    278 in 1999.
·         Osprey
  o    64 on Sep 19, 1999.
  o    289 in 1999.
·         Rough-legged Hawk
  o    2 on Sep 12, 1997.
  o    4 in 1992.
·         Swainson's Hawk
  o    Last sighting was
           in 2003