[Bristol-Birds] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (20 Sep 2012) 687 Raptors
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Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 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 3 23 23
Bald Eagle 4 14 14
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 6 6
Cooper's Hawk 1 2 2
Northern Goshawk 1 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 675 4391 4391
Red-tailed Hawk 0 2 2
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 6 6
Merlin 0 5 5
Peregrine Falcon 2 6 6
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 5
Total: 687 4466 4466
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 17:45:00
Total observation time: 9.25 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: Gary Cooper, John Whinery, Kevin Pierce, Ron Harrington
Visitors:
Dr. Steve Hopp brought 9 students from his wildlife management class at
Emory & Henry College to the tower today.
Kevin Pierce, Dr. David & Linda Moulton,John & Patty Holbrook,Joanne
Saruc, Tom Zollman
Weather:
Sunny most of the day with variable winds but mostly out of the South and
West.
Raptor Observations:
2nd Northern Goshawk of the year. 2 Peregrine Falcon's, 3 Osprey and 4 Bald
Eagles 2 adults and 2 juveniles.
Non-raptor Observations:
We had 5 Red-headed Woodpeckers travel through in a group. That is the
highest number traveling together that I have seen.
35 Monarchs.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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