[bcbirdclub] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (07 Sep 2011) 2 Raptors
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- Date: 07 Sep 2011 20:09:50 -0400
Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 07, 2011
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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 4 4
Bald Eagle 0 1 2
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 0 2 4
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 2 12 25
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 1
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: 2 19 36
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 3 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: Gary Cooper, Mike Sanders
Weather:
Rain and fog all morning, Visibilty measured in feet rather than
kilometers.
Raptor Observations:
2 Broad-winged Hawks flushed out of the trees on the way up to the tower.
They moved on down the ridge.
Non-raptor Observations:
Feeding flocks of warblers moving through.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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