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*All: We had a very good year! 7,455 raptors!! My sincere thanks to the
following who helped me as observers and counters: John Clonce, Laura
Castle, Teresa Hutson, Kathy Shearer, Rees Shearer, Scott Turner, Mike
Sanders, David Logo, Johnathon Lugo, Larry McDaniel, Sam Evans, Jennifer
Meade, Michael Ripper, Rheann Bennette, Susan Greer, David Kirschke,
Amanda Bishop, Freddie Osborne, Marian Finucane, Jill Harrington Scott,
Matt Fleenor, Donna Osborne, Ronnie Vickers, Ed Davis, George Larkins,
Steven Hopp, and Harold Willis. ( I apologize if I left out someone) You
made this possible and helped us to keep the tradition alive. We are one
of only six active hawk watch sites in VA; and one of 27 active sites in
the Mid-Atlantic Region of the Eastern Flyway (source Hawk Migration
Association of North America). Hope to see you up there again next
year!! Ron *
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*Mendota Fire Tower*
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
*Daily Raptor Counts: *Oct 01, 2017
*Species* Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 1 1 8
Bald Eagle 0 0 8
Northern Harrier 0 0 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 17
Cooper's Hawk 1 1 12
Northern Goshawk 0 0 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 3
Broad-winged Hawk 2 2 7378
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 8
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 3
Merlin 0 0 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 4
Unknown Buteo 0 0 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 1
*Total:* 5 5 7455
Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter John *Clonce*
Observers: Laura Castle
*Visitors:*
None reported
*Weather:*
Clear October skies with great visibility. Temp ranged from a low of 63
F to a high in the mid 70s F. Wind was mostly from the E/SE 8-15 mph.
*Raptor Observations:*
The Broad-winged hawks came by during the 10-11 hour.
*Non-raptor Observations:*
Saw several Tennessee Warblers but did not have a chance to count them.
Saw 1 Monarch Butterfly.
*Predictions:*
End of 2017 season. Come join us in 2018!*