[bcbirdclub] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (29 Sep 2010) 121 Raptors
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- Date: 29 Sep 2010 18:09:09 -0400
Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 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 0 30 31
Bald Eagle 0 37 39
Northern Harrier 1 6 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 53 53
Cooper's Hawk 6 41 43
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 9 9
Broad-winged Hawk 94 7806 7813
Red-tailed Hawk 1 8 8
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 1 17 17
Merlin 1 9 9
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 2 6 6
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 121 8031 8043
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 16:45:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: Allen Gill, Gary Cooper, Larry McDaniel, Ron Harrington
Visitors:
Tom Dye
Weather:
Plentiful cloud cover. Temperature was pleasant. Wind was 8 to 12 from
east.
Raptor Observations:
Flights slowed after 11 and shut down completely after 1 pm.
Non-raptor Observations:
Today we ad our first significant flight of Blue Jays.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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