[bcbirdclub] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (04 Oct 2012) 66 Raptors
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- Date: 04 Oct 2012 08:10:55 -0400
Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 2012
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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 2 29
Bald Eagle 1 3 25
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 9 37
Cooper's Hawk 3 4 40
Northern Goshawk 0 0 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 3
Broad-winged Hawk 55 57 6806
Red-tailed Hawk 2 3 9
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 1 15
Merlin 0 1 20
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 19
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 6
Total: 66 80 7018
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: Gary Cooper
Visitors:
Joe and Arlene Kun
Weather:
Fog and low hanging clouds until 10:30 AM. Winds light and mostly from S
and SW.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Midges, midges and more midges. Columns that were 100 ft high and 10 ft
wide all along the ridge.
Red-headed Woodpecker - 5
Monarchs - 10 plus
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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