Candler Mountain
Lynchburg, VA, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 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 4 61 61
Bald Eagle 2 9 9
Northern Harrier 1 7 7
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 50 50
Cooper's Hawk 0 5 5
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 639 6492 6492
Red-tailed Hawk 0 2 2
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 3 20 20
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown 4 14 14
Mississippi Kite 0 2 2
Total: 659 6662 6662
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Observation start time: 09:00:00 EST
Observation end time: 17:30:00 EST
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Site Coordinator: Gene Sattler
Observers: Gene Sattler, Mark Johnson, Robert Ferrell
Visitors:
Julie Schuppin with daughter Alex and Peter Presperin with son David.
Weather:
Clear sky, winds mostly NNE 5-10 mph, high of 75 degrees F.
Observations:
An early push of 136 BW the first hour, with one kettle of 60, and birds
already up at a 3. Then a few hours when we could find few birds, until
451 came through in the 12:00 hour, with largest kettles of 136, 124 and
107. Then three more quiet hours and a kettle of 30 at 16:16 and a final
7 BW at 16:28 EST.
Great Blue Heron (3), Common Nighthawk (4: 1 at 15:49 and 3 at 17:17 EST),
Red-headed Woodpecker (2), R. T. Hummingbird (1), Y. B. Sapsucker (1),
Blue Jays (27), Monarchs (123), Dragonflies (7).
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Report submitted by Gene Sattler (edsattle@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Candler Mountain is located on the southeast edge of Lynchburg, VA, in
Virginia's Inner Piedmont. It is on a minor ridge that parallels the Blue
Ridge Parkway, 16 miles to the NW. The bare knob offers a 360 degree view
from an elevation of 1336 feet. For specific directions email privately, or
go to the Virtualbirder.com
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