[Bristol-Birds] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (17 Sep 2011) 256 Raptors
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- Date: 17 Sep 2011 20:09:23 -0400
Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 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 3 24 24
Bald Eagle 13 25 26
Northern Harrier 1 2 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 5 5
Cooper's Hawk 0 4 6
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 236 854 867
Red-tailed Hawk 2 8 8
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 2 2
Merlin 0 3 4
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: 256 929 946
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 18:30:00
Total observation time: 9.25 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: Jennifer Meade, Rob Biller, Roger Lemaster, Ron Harrington
Visitors:
John Kelly and Sheri Hiter, Roger Lemaster Senior and Junior, Ron
Harrington's Garandchildren, Kelsey and Case(I think, please forgive me if
I got it wrong).
Weather:
Drizzle, overcast, winds at 10 to 15 from the east when we arrived this
morning. The clouds disbursed and the winds dropped after 12.
Raptor Observations:
13 Bald Eagles which is the highest daily total since I have been
coordinator. We finally had a good kettle after 6pm with 2 groups of 46 and
48.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
We ended the day with a bang and tomorrow's weather looks good, It could
very well be a great day with lots of hawks.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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