[bcbirdclub] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (03 Sep 2013) 3 Raptors
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Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 03, 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 1 1 1
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 2 2 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
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 Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 3 3 3
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Observation start time: 11:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers:
Visitors:
No one.
Weather:
Cloudy, drizzle, fog until 11 am then partly sunny for the rest of the day.
Potential thunderstorm ended the day at 3:30 pm.
Raptor Observations:
First day of hawk count for 2013. The first countable raptor was an Osprey
at 12:30 pm.
Non-raptor Observations:
Very little movement. A few local vultures tried to roost on the tower and
a pair of local Red-tailed Hawks put on an aerial show.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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