[Bristol-Birds] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (04 Sep 2011) 1 Raptors

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  • Date: 04 Sep 2011 17:09:02 -0400

Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2011
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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              4              4
Bald Eagle                   0              1              2
Northern Harrier             0              0              0
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0              0              0
Cooper's Hawk                1              2              4
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0
Broad-winged Hawk            0              7             20
Red-tailed Hawk              0              0              0
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             0              0              0
Merlin                       0              0              1
Peregrine Falcon             0              0              0
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              0
Unknown Buteo                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              0              0
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              0

Total:                       1             14             31
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Observation start time: 10:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:30:00 
Total observation time: 4.5 hours

Official Counter:        Thomas O. Hunter

Observers:        Gary Cooper, Mike Sanders, Roger Lemaster

Weather:
Hot, humid, storms in area at 2:30.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:
Lots of warblers including Blackburnian, Magnolia, Tennessee,
Black-throated Green and Blue, Chestnut-sided. Nice looks at
Yellow-throated Vireo and Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 2 Common Nighthawks came
through in last 10 minutes.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)


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