[TN-Bird] Mendota Hawk Report for Thursday, September 20, 2007

Mendota Hawk Watch Report for Thursday, September 20, 2007
 
The action at the tower was relatively slow today compared to the last three 
days. And the weather was almost a repeat of yesterday, except the cool, 
morning wind out of the Southeast was blowing harder at times, with gusts over 
20 
mph. Hats and chairs were blowing around, and a light jacket felt good for a 
while. The afternoon was warm and the sky was clear, making hawks very hard to 
see. Visibility was 30+ miles.
Allen Gill and I arrived at 9:00 a.m., followed by Ron Pendleton, and Betsy 
and Vick Briscoe. Wilma Boyd and Lois Cox, Bluff City, TN, came by for a couple 
of hours. Later in the afternoon Terry Ponder and Taris Whitson, Johnson 
City, TN, came by for a visit. We left at 6:30 p.m. Of the 270 Broad-wings 
counted, 146 were by the tower by noon. The immature Bald Eagle came by very 
high 
around noon. We counted 8 Monarchs as time permitted.

 Totals and Year-To-Date (YTD)

Broad-winged hawk: 270  YTD: 5135
Osprey:                    0    YTD: 13
Am. Kestrel:             0   YTD: 5
Cooper's hawk:         0     YTD: 11
Sharp-shinned hawk: 0   YTD: 3
Am. Bald Eagle:       1   YTD: 11
Peregrine falcon:       0    YTD: 3
Northern Harrier:       0    YTD: 1
Red-shouldered hawk: 0    YTD: 1

The Mendota Hawk Watch is held at the Mendota Fire Tower (Elevation 3020) on 
Clinch Mountain, which sits on the Washington/Russell Counties line, three 
miles north of Mendota, VA. Come join the fun. No experience is necessary. OJT 
is 
provided.

Plan now to attend the Mendota Hawk Festival, Saturday, September 22, 2007. 
The festival is held at the Mendota Community Center, Mendota, VA.

Ron Harrington
Bristol, VA






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