[Bristol-Birds] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (21 Sep 2012) 1103 Raptors
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- Date: 21 Sep 2012 20:09:41 -0400
Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 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 2 25 25
Bald Eagle 1 15 15
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 11 11
Cooper's Hawk 2 4 4
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 1089 5480 5480
Red-tailed Hawk 2 4 4
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 7 7
Merlin 0 5 5
Peregrine Falcon 1 7 7
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: 1103 5569 5569
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 18:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: Mike Sanders, Ron Harrington
Visitors:
Tom Dye.
Also Joel Keebler brought 3 students from his Field Botany Class at
Virginia Highlands Comm College.
Weather:
Partly cloudy until late afternoon. The winds were moderate and mostly out
ot the North or Northwest. The temperatures were moderate.
Raptor Observations:
This was a great day for viewing hawks. They started coming through at
10:15 and continued until 4 PM. There were no huge groups but steady all
day.
Non-raptor Observations:
I had an all-star group of hawkwatchers today. Ron Harrington, Mike
Sanders, John Whinery, Roy Knispel, Brookie Potter, Jim Anderson, Rob
Biller, Ron Carrico, Roger Mayhorn, David Raines, Ron Pendelton and Joel
Keebler. A wealth of expertise in this group.
Notable sightings - Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Philadelphia Vireo,
Bay-breasted, Tennessee, Cape May, Black & White Warblers. RB Nuthatch. 2
Red-headed Woodpeckers, 100 Monarchs.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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