[bcbirdclub] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (10 Sep 2011) 61 Raptors
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Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 10, 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 7 7
Bald Eagle 3 4 5
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 2 2
Cooper's Hawk 1 3 5
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 50 67 80
Red-tailed Hawk 4 4 4
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 1 1
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: 61 88 105
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Observation start time: 10:15:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 5.75 hours
Official Counter: Ron Harrington
Observers: Jennifer Meade
Visitors:
Henry and Jane Faries
Weather:
Foggy in morning. Gradually dissipating by 11:00. Clear until mid-afternoon
then increasing somewhat. Winds were light and variable mostly out of the
South/Southeast during the afternoon. Temperatures from low 60s to 75.
Raptor Observations:
Three Bald Eagles came through between 2 and 3. Two were together and put
on quite a show. They were side by side and appeared to be playing.
Sometimes diving at each other and calling.
Non-raptor Observations:
Sandhill came by during 12 to 1 pm period out over Mendota Valley.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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