Mendota Hawk Report for September 17, 2007 It was one of those truly great days at the Mendota Hawk watch-for most of the day we had what seemed like a continuous stream of Broad-winged hawks. It was a day that resulted in lots of eye and neck strain from counting hawks flying so high that you had to lay on your back and look up to find them. It was a day with few lulls and side trips to chase down warblers, or take a nap. Allen Gill and I arrived at the tower and began our watch at 9:00 a.m. Tom Hunter arrived around 11:00 a.m., followed by Kevin Pierce of Kingsport at 11:30 a.m. Our special guest today was Tom's wife, Laverne. We quit at 6:30 p.m. The sky was clear with some haze as the day warmed up. Temperatures ranged from 62-80 degrees. The wind was out of the East/Southeast at 10-15 mph, becoming variable and calmer as the day progressed. Most of the morning hawks were relatively easy to see, but they got much higher as the wind calmed and the temperature increased. We counted 961 BWH by 1:00 p.m. As of this report, I had not received the hawk report for Sunday, September 16, 2007, and thus the Year-To-Date Totals do not contain this data. I heard that they had a big day too including 5 Am. Bald Eagles and around 1000 BWHs. Just have to wait and see. Broad-winged hawk: 1609 YTD: 1724 Osprey: 2 YTD: 8 Am. Kestrel: 1 YTD: 3 Sharp-shinned hawk: 1 YTD: 2 Cooper's hawk: 2 YTD: 7 Peregrine falcon: 0 YTD: 2 Am. Bald Eagle: 2 YTD: 2 We also counted 16 Monarch butterflies today, heard two E. Screech Owls, and saw five C. Ravens. We had lots of vultures and a couple of local Red-tailed hawks. Correction: The last hawk report I sent out dated September 14 should have been September 15. The watch was rained out last Friday, September 14. The Mendota Hawk Watch is held at the Mendota Fire Tower (Elevation 3020), located on Clinch Mountain at the Washington/Russell County line, three miles north of Mendota, VA. Come join the fun. No experience is necessary. OJT provided. If you need directions, let me know. Ron Harrington Bristol, VA ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________