Candler Mountain
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 2006
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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 1 16 16
Bald Eagle 1 2 2
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 3 3
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 796 908 908
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 4 8 8
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown 1 1 1
Total: 805 940 940
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Observation start time: 09:45:00
Observation end time: 16:45:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Gene Sattler
Observers:
Weather:
Initially clear with 75% clouds by midday and 95% in late afternoon. NE-N
5-10 mph, 72-76 degrees F.
Raptor Observations:
Several kettles of 30-60 BW and one of 95 from 11:45-1:15 EDT, then a short
lull by 1:45 when I needed to leave for two hours to teach a lab, for an
initial total of 631. Birds were mostly off to either the left or right of
the ridge a good bit requiring a lot of binocular detection. I returned at
3:45 EDT, and within 15 minutes a nice push of 165 occurred low, initially
over the ridge, then to the south for the last few kettles of 25-30,
possibly because of the advancing cloud shield from the north.
Non-raptor Observations:
RT Hummer 4
Swallow sp. 2
Monarch 109
NonMonarch 2
Green Darner 4
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Report submitted by Gene Sattler (edsattle@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Site Description:
Candler Mountain is located on the southeast edge of Lynchburg, VA, in
Virginia's Inner Piedmont. It is 45 miles SSE of Rockfish Gap and 32 miles
E of Harvey's Knob. The primary site is a bare knob known locally as the
"Bald Spot". It is part of a minor ridge that parallels the Blue Ridge
Parkway, which is 16 miles to the NW. The bare knob offers a 360 degree
view from an elevation of 1336 feet. The Candler Mountain count is in its
tenth year, and is sponsored by the Liberty University Department of
Biology and the Lynchburg Bird Club. The count is currently conducted only
from early September to the end of the month because of a shortage of
counters.
For directions to the lookout visit "virtual birder.com" and take a hawk
migration link, then take the "Find a Watch" link, or contact me.
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