[Bristol-Birds] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (18 Sep 2014) 1752 Raptors
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Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 2014
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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 3 3
Bald Eagle 3 11 11
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 5 5
Cooper's Hawk 1 2 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 1737 2990 2990
Red-tailed Hawk 3 8 8
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 7 7
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 1 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 1752 3029 3029
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 16:45:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Ron Harrington
Observers: Adam Alley, Allen Gill
Visitors:
Drew Peyton, Stephen Hopp, 9 Emory & Henry students
Weather:
The day started with mostly cloudy skies and fog in the valleys on both
sides of the mountain. The clouds gradually broke up as the as the day
progressed to mostly sunny conditions, with good thermals and plenty of
clouds for a backdrop.
Raptor Observations:
Some of the larger kettles of hawks were at the limit of 10X binoculars,
far out over the valleys both northwest and southeast of the tower.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by John D Whinery (Fall.Branch.Tn.Bird@xxxxxxxxx)
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