[bcbirdclub] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (19 Sep 2011) 826 Raptors
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Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 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 3 30 30
Bald Eagle 0 30 31
Northern Harrier 1 3 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 7 7
Cooper's Hawk 0 9 11
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 3 3
Broad-winged Hawk 819 2151 2164
Red-tailed Hawk 1 9 9
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 4 4
Merlin 0 3 4
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 4 4
Total: 826 2253 2270
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: John Whinery, Mike Sanders, Shane Williams
Visitors:
Dr. Malcolm Jones, Ray Garrison, Jerry Cunningham, Jim Fink and Debbie
Fink.
Weather:
Windy early with SE to SSE winds at 12 to 15. Overcast then gradually
becoming partly cloudy. Sunshine during midday then cloudy again during
late afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
Broadwings pushing through early with 705 before 11 AM then only 119 the
rest of the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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