[bcbirdclub] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (28 Aug 2011) 3 Raptors
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- Date: 28 Aug 2011 17:08:25 -0400
Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 28, 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 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 2 2 2
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 0
Merlin 1 1 1
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 0 0
Total: 3 3 3
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: Gary Cooper, Mike Sanders
Visitors:
None
Weather:
Temperature mid 70s, winds n to nw at 5 to 10mph. Overcast until 11 am,
then partly cloudy
Raptor Observations:
Only 2 Broad-winged Hawks and 1 Merlin who was moving fast down south side
of tower.
Non-raptor Observations:
Lots of activity from local Red-tails, Coopers, Sharp shins and 4 very
active juvenile Red-shouldered Hawks. One breifly landed on the second rung
of the fire tower. There were feeding flocks of Warblers and Vireos moving
through in the morning including Black throated Blue and Green, Cape May,
Canada, Nashville, Blackburnian. Also Yellow throated and Red eyed Vireos
Predictions:
Weather and winds same as today.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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