[bcbirdclub] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (16 Sep 2012) 105 Raptors
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- Date: 16 Sep 2012 20:09:31 -0400
Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 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 1 14 14
Bald Eagle 0 10 10
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 4 4
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 102 2814 2814
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 1
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 4 4
Merlin 0 4 4
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 5
Total: 105 2862 2862
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 17:45:00
Total observation time: 8.25 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: Ken Turner
Visitors:
Steve Mcdowell
Hiking club members - Judy Middlemas, Denise Fisher, Everett Honaker, and
Darrell Wright.
Young birders - Conner Maines and Ethan Grindstaff.
Weather:
Cloudy with hazy visibility all day. Winds negligible and out of South
early.
Raptor Observations:
First Peregrine Falcon of season. Nothing much until 1:30 when the few
thermals that happened today brought a few past the tower.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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