[TN-Bird] Mendota Hawk Watch Report for September 22, 2007

Mendota Hawk Report for Saturday, September 22, 2007
Larry McDaniel, Johnson City, TN,  served as compiler today while some of us 
participated in the Mendota Hawk Festival, held at the Mendota Community 
Center. We had a great turnout at the festival, but the number of hawks 
continued 
to dwindle and it was very slow day on the mountain. 

It was another relatively warm day with scattered cloud cover, ranging from 
10-50%. Temperatures ranged from 70F-85F. The wind was out of the 
East-Southeast-South and variable. 

Observers were on site from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00. Helping Larry were Dallas 
Shoun, Kingsport, TN, Caldwell Brickey, Gate City, VA, Wayne Brickey, 
Kingsport, TN, Bob Lott, Kingsport, Nora Schuber, Johnson City, TN, Bob Biller, 
Johnson 
City, Allan Trentley, Norris, TN, Tom Hunter, Lebanon, VA, Cliff Stanley, 
Glade Spring, VA, Michelle Sparks, Bristol, TN, Ken Turner, Piney Flats, TN, 
Jerry and Jane Thornhill, Lebanon, VA, David, Laurel, Keaton and Clarkson 
Payne, 
Indian Springs, TN, and T.Z. Ripley, Indian Springs.


Today's Totals and Year-To-Date (YTD)

Broad-winged hawk:   36  YTD: 5216
Osprey:                       1  YTD: 14
Am. Kestrel:                1  YTD:  6
Cooper's hawk:             0   YTD: 11
Sharp-shinned hawk:     1   YTD: 4
Am. Bald Eagle:           1   YTD: 12
Peregrine falcon:           0    YTD: 3
Northern Harrier:           0    YTD: 1
Red-shouldered hawk:   0    YTD: 1

Other birds seen or heard: Turkey & Black vultures, Red-tailed hawks, 
Blue-headed Vireo, Common Ravens, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Tennessee Warbler, 
Magnolia 
Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Black-throated Green Warblers, and 
American Redstart.

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.

Note: I will not be at the tower on Sunday, September 23, 2007. If you go up 
and no one is keeping the count, please do so and send to me. Thanks.

Ron Harrington
Bristol, VA






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