[bcbirdclub] Mendota Hawk Watch 9-20-2009 - 2001 Broad-winged Hawks
- From: Thomas Hunter <opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Bristol Birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, buchanan co bc <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, virginia birds <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:12:31 -0700 (PDT)
Okay, okay, I know that everyone who left the hawk watch at 6:30 thought that
we were stuck at 1998. I went over my hastily scribbled records and used a
calculator and found 3 math errors, 2 plus and 1 minus. So the official total
is 2001. This was an outstanding day that almost didn't get started for me. I
was headed off the hill and going home because of he rain and fog when I met
Don Carrier on the way up. We started back down and met Roger Mayhorn, David
Raines, and Steve Sweeney. They convinced me to head back up the hill and give
it a try. As soon as we got to the top, the fog cleared and the hawks
started coming and kept coming all day. I left my backpack at the truck at
the bottom of the hill so I scribbled the count on scrap paper and did not get
the names of all the hawkwatchers. Here is as many as I can remember: Larry
McDaniel, Rob Biller, Jennifer Meade, Ken Turner, Jean Montgomery, Laverne
Hunter and others: Thank you all for making
this a wonderful day.
Today Year to date
Bald Eagle
0 13
Merlin
0 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk
6 23
Broad-winged Hawk 2001 3542
Coopers Hawk
0 10
Osprey 1
22
American Kestrel
0 6
Red-shouldered Hawk
0 2
Northern Harrier
1 2
Unidentified Eagle
0 2
Tom & Laverne Hunter
Russell County Bird Club
Lebanon, VA
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