[bcbirdclub] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (01 Oct 2013) 12 Raptors

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  • Date: 02 Oct 2013 06:10:16 -0400

Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2013
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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                       0              0             26
Bald Eagle                   0              0             18
Northern Harrier             0              0              1
Sharp-shinned Hawk          10             10             28
Cooper's Hawk                0              0              9
Northern Goshawk             0              0              1
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              2
Broad-winged Hawk            1              1           4085
Red-tailed Hawk              0              0              5
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             0              0              7
Merlin                       0              0              2
Peregrine Falcon             1              1              5
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              4
Unknown Buteo                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              0              0
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              4

Total:                      12             12           4197
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Observation start time: 10:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:45:00 
Total observation time: 4.75 hours

Official Counter:        Thomas O. Hunter

Observers:        Ken Turner, Larry McDaniel

Weather:
Warm with haze in the valleys. Very little wind.

Raptor Observations:
No raptors after 1:15

Non-raptor Observations:
Swainson's Thrush, Black Throated Green Warbler and a Great Blue Heron
flying very high over the tower from North to South.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)


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