[bcbirdclub] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (24 Sep 2012) 185 Raptors
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Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 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 0 27 27
Bald Eagle 1 19 19
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 19 19
Cooper's Hawk 0 8 8
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3
Broad-winged Hawk 182 5958 5958
Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 4
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 10 10
Merlin 0 13 13
Peregrine Falcon 1 11 11
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 6 6
Total: 185 6083 6083
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Observation start time: 08:45:00
Observation end time: 17:45:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: John Whinery, Ron Harrington
Visitors:
Robert Taylor II and Robert Taylor III stopped by for a while and we gave
them information on the hawkwatch.
Weather:
Not a cloud in the sky all day and there was haze making hawks that could
normally be seen (with effort) invisible. Winds light and switching from
North to South during the day.
Raptor Observations:
Tough day for locating raptors. 1 adult Bald Eagle cruised on through in
late afternoon.
Non-raptor Observations:
20 Monarchs
3 Red-headed Woodpeckers.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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