[Bristol-Birds] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (02 Oct 2012) 14 Raptors

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  • Date: 03 Oct 2012 05:10:34 -0400

Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 02, 2012
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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                       2              2             29
Bald Eagle                   2              2             24
Northern Harrier             0              0              0
Sharp-shinned Hawk           4              4             32
Cooper's Hawk                1              1             37
Northern Goshawk             0              0              4
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              3
Broad-winged Hawk            2              2           6751
Red-tailed Hawk              1              1              7
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              1
American Kestrel             1              1             15
Merlin                       1              1             20
Peregrine Falcon             0              0             19
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              1
Unknown Buteo                0              0              1
Unknown Falcon               0              0              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              6

Total:                      14             14           6952
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Observation start time: 14:00:00 
Observation end   time: 17:30:00 
Total observation time: 3.5 hours

Official Counter:        Thomas O. Hunter

Observers:        

Weather:
Rain until 2 PM then clearing skies. Winds were from the South/Southwest at
8 to 15 MPH.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:

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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)


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