[bcbirdclub] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (27 Sep 2011) 565 Raptors
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Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 27, 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 0 36 36
Bald Eagle 4 40 41
Northern Harrier 0 6 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 25 25
Cooper's Hawk 2 31 33
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 554 7790 7803
Red-tailed Hawk 0 15 15
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 9 9
Merlin 0 4 5
Peregrine Falcon 1 3 3
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: 565 7968 7985
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Observation start time: 10:15:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: Ron Harrington
Visitors:
Caron Castle.
Weather:
Fog early with low hanging clouds. Clearing during the afternoon until
clear skies for the last 2 hours. Winds were brisk with 10 to 15 mph out of
the SSW and gradually working around to WSW. Gusts to 20 at times.
Raptor Observations:
Broadwings still moving through in small groups. The shifting winds and
loss of thermals slowed the flow during the last 2 hours.
4 Bald Eagles today and another Peregrine.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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