Mendota Hawk Watch Report for 9/14/06 After the cold front moved through, we had some good flying conditions today: A steady, cool wind of 5-15 mph out of the north/northwest; partly to mostly cloudy conditions and mild temperatures ranging from 58-74 degrees. Observers were at the tower from 9:30 till 6:15, and included Tom Hunter, Ted Dingler, Larry McDaniel, and Ron Harrington. The first Broad-winged hawk was seen at 10:30. Things were relatively slow with just a few from time to time until 4:00. During this hour we picked up 52 Broad-winged hawks and the adult Am. Bald Eagle. Larry reported that a large number of hawks (several thousand) were seen at Hawk Mountain, PA last Tuesday a.m. and many of those could be headed this way. Conditions for tomorrow and the coming weekend look great, so come on up and join in the fun. Catch the Fever! 9/9 9/10 9/11 9/12 9/14 YTD Broad-winged hawk: 25 98 41 65 109 338 Osprey: 2 0 0 1 3 6 Cooper's Hawk: 0 0 2 0 1 3 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 1 0 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk: 0 0 2 1 1 4 American Bald Eagle: 0 0 0 0 1 1 The Mendota Hawk watch is sponsored by the Bristol Bird Club. The site is located atop Clinch Mountain, three miles north of Mendota, VA. This is on the Washington/Russell County line. Elevation: 3020 feet. If you want directions let me know. Ron Harrington Compiler/Coordinator =================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 _____________________________________________________________