[bcbirdclub] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (23 Sep 2010) 1155 Raptors
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- Date: 23 Sep 2010 19:09:30 -0400
Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 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 28 29
Bald Eagle 0 31 33
Northern Harrier 0 4 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 25 25
Cooper's Hawk 8 26 28
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 6 6
Broad-winged Hawk 1140 6224 6231
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: 1155 6380 6392
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: Gary Cooper
Visitors:
Tim Keller.
Steve Hopp brought his Wildlife Monitoring and Management Class from Emory
& Henry College to the Hawkwatch. They all came prepared with raptor ID
sheets and binoculars. Their sharp eyes and cooperative spirit in spotting
the hawks were greatly appreciated.
Weather:
The weather is repetive. Hot, Hazy, near calm winds and near 0 cloud cover.
Raptor Observations:
Good flights of Broadwings through middle of the day. Thermals died about
4:30 and no more hawks.
Non-raptor Observations:
Black-billed Cuckoo found by Gary Cooper. Several warblers and a Scarlet
Tanager also.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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