Mendota Fire Tower Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 32 32 Bald Eagle 3 36 37 Northern Harrier 0 3 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 10 10 Cooper's Hawk 1 12 14 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3 Broad-winged Hawk 23 2450 2463 Red-tailed Hawk 1 10 10 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 1 6 6 Merlin 1 4 5 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: 31 2571 2588 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 18:00:00 Total observation time: 9.75 hours Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter Observers: Gary Cooper, Ken Turner, Mike Sanders Visitors: April Addington brought her students from Twin Springs High School to the hawkwatch. They were a great group of kids. The first 2 hours were heavy overcast and drizzle but once the fog began to lift they were a delight to watch trying to spot anything flying. They did get a good look at an adult Bald Eagle that was flying low in the valley. Weather: Rain, fog, overcast until late afternoon. WInd SSE most of the day. Raptor Observations: Very few Broadwings, lousy flying weather, 3 Bald Eagles, 1 adult and then 2 juveniles together. Non-raptor Observations: Lots of turkey vultures and black vultures in the air during the afternoon. Several groups of Wild Turkeys spotted by the students from Twin Springs High School. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx) =========================================================== Mailing List For Buchanan County Bird Club website: www.bcbirdclub.org Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/bcbirdclub =========================================================== Administrative contact: donc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ===========================================================