[Bristol-Birds] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (22 Sep 2012) 80 Raptors

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  • Date: 22 Sep 2012 21:09:39 -0400

Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 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                       1             26             26
Bald Eagle                   3             18             18
Northern Harrier             0              0              0
Sharp-shinned Hawk           4             15             15
Cooper's Hawk                0              4              4
Northern Goshawk             0              2              2
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              2              2
Broad-winged Hawk           65           5545           5545
Red-tailed Hawk              0              4              4
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             3             10             10
Merlin                       4              9              9
Peregrine Falcon             0              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:                      80           5649           5649
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Observation start time: 10:00:00 
Observation end   time: 18:00:00 
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter:        Thomas O. Hunter

Observers:        George Larkin, Jennifer Meade

Visitors:
Gina Minton Kearns, Chris Brown, Wayne & Sue Brickey, Dallas Shoun and Dave
Reynolds.


Weather:
Cloudy and windy for most of the day then clear and windy for the rest of
the day.

Raptor Observations:
Not much flying.

Non-raptor Observations:
No Monarchs.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)


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