[bcbirdclub] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (13 Sep 2011) 66 Raptors
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- Date: 13 Sep 2011 17:09:41 -0400
Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 13, 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 1 12 12
Bald Eagle 0 9 10
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 2 2
Cooper's Hawk 0 4 6
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 63 246 259
Red-tailed Hawk 0 6 6
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 2 2
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: 66 284 301
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Observation start time: 11:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Bill Grigsby, Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: Tom Dye
Weather:
Mostly sunny with some cumulus clouds that dissipated in the afternoon.
Winds light and variable
Raptor Observations:
One Osprey at approximately 3:30.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other local birds observed were Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Common
Raven, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-headed Woodpecker
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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