[bcbirdclub] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (11 Sep 2012) 43 Raptors
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Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 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 3 12 12
Bald Eagle 2 8 8
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 1
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 37 245 245
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 4 4
Merlin 0 3 3
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 1 1
Total: 43 276 276
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 17:45:00
Total observation time: 8.25 hours
Official Counter: Ron Harrington, Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: Ron Harrington
Weather:
Sunny most of the morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Winds
light.
Raptor Observations:
Not much activity after noon.
We had our first Red-shouldered Hawk today.
Non-raptor Observations:
2 Red- headed Woodpeckers and 5 Monarchs.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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