[Bristol-Birds] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (01 Oct 2010) 82 Raptors
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Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 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 1 1 32
Bald Eagle 1 1 40
Northern Harrier 1 1 7
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 10 63
Cooper's Hawk 4 4 47
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 9
Broad-winged Hawk 58 58 7871
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 8
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 1 3
American Kestrel 3 3 20
Merlin 2 2 11
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 6
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 82 82 8125
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: Jean Montgomery, John Whinery, Laverne Hunter
Visitors:
Fred and Donna Osborne.
Weather:
Cloudy morning, sunny afternoon. Winds from NNE at 10 to 15. Temperatures
remained in 60s.
Raptor Observations:
Raptors still flying but scattered all over the sky. We had our 3rd Golden
Eagle and 3rd Peregrine Falcon.
Non-raptor Observations:
Large influx of Bluejays this morning.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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