Candler Mountain
Lynchburg, VA, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 2002
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 3 33 33
Bald Eagle 3 3 3
Northern Harrier 0 2 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 6 6
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 401 462 462
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 0
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown 0 1 1
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 409 508 508
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Site Coordinator: Gene Sattler
Observers: Christy Sattler, Gene Sattler
Weather:
Partly cloudy all day with lots of high thich cirrus coming up from the
south, warming up to 88 F. Winds light (1-2) started out E, then quickly
shifted to W/SW, until the last few hours when they became NW.
Observations:
A slow start, with one push of 260 birds from 11:30-13:00 EST (maximum
kettle 60 birds), then a couple of smaller pulses at 15:30 and and 16:10
(maximum kettle 41 birds). Altitude was predominantly 4, with the birds
detected just to either side of the ridge or overhead. Two adult BE at
11:15 and a third at 13:05.
DC Cormorant (1), RH Woodpecker (1 ad), RT Hummingbird (1), Swallows (18),
Monarchs (63 - flying high on the light winds, but tapering off the last
few hours), Dragonflies (42 - about evenly divided between Saddlebacks and
Green Darners).
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Report submitted by Gene Sattler(edsattle@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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