[bcbirdclub] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (02 Oct 2010) 27 Raptors
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Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 02, 2010
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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 1 32
Bald Eagle 0 1 40
Northern Harrier 0 1 7
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 13 66
Cooper's Hawk 0 4 47
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 9
Broad-winged Hawk 24 82 7895
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 8
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 3
American Kestrel 0 3 20
Merlin 0 2 11
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 6
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 27 109 8152
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Observation start time: 09:45:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 3.25 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers:
Weather:
Cool, wind from SSE at 8 to 10 mph.
Raptor Observations:
No cloud cover made raptor observation difficult, A few Broadwings came
through early then no raptors.
Non-raptor Observations:
I had to leave early and will not be able to be at Hawkwatch on Sunday or
Monday. I will be back Tuesday for final day of season.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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