[Bristol-Birds] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (12 Sep 2010) 170 Raptors
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Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 12, 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 5 7 8
Bald Eagle 5 8 10
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 2 2
Cooper's Hawk 3 3 5
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 149 356 363
Red-tailed Hawk 1 4 4
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 5 5 5
Merlin 0 0 0
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
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 170 387 399
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 18:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: Bob Riggs, David Raines, Jennifer Meade, Roger Mayhorn
Visitors:
Dan Kendrick was visiting from Ohio for Warbler Day on Compton Mountain and
he brought along Allen and Nathan Mast for their first hawk watch
experience.
Weather:
Mostly sunny after 10am. Winds were from the NNW to N at 5 to 7 mph all
day. Cloud cover was adequate for most of the day.
Raptor Observations:
Flights were fairly steady all day but still no pattern. One group of
Broadwings would e very high and the nest would be eye level.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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