[bcbirdclub] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (22 Sep 2010) 417 Raptors
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- Date: 22 Sep 2010 20:09:07 -0400
Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2010
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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 2 26 27
Bald Eagle 2 31 33
Northern Harrier 0 4 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 21 21
Cooper's Hawk 1 18 20
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 5 5
Broad-winged Hawk 401 5084 5091
Red-tailed Hawk 0 7 7
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 0 14 14
Merlin 0 4 4
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 4 4
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 417 5225 5237
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 17:45:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: Bob Riggs, Gary Cooper
Visitors:
Brenda Murphy, Bob Murphy and Karen Murphy.
April Addington, a teacher at Twin Springs High School in Nicklesville, VA
brought 17 students from her Environmental Research Class to the hawkwatch
today. They stayed from 10 am to 2 pm. Each of the students kept their own
list of the raptors seen. Bob Riggs of DGIF talked to the class about the
hawkwatch and how to identify raptors.
Weather:
Warm. Wind out of the West and Southwest most of the day.
Raptor Observations:
Hawks were comin through until 3:45. From that time until 5:45 the only
bird in the sky was a dazed and confused Turkey Vulture.
Non-raptor Observations:
A nice feeder flock of warblers came through late.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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