[Bristol-Birds] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (23 Sep 2013) 518 Raptors
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- Date: 23 Sep 2013 20:09:18 -0400
Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2013
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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 25 25
Bald Eagle 0 14 14
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 12 12
Cooper's Hawk 0 6 6
Northern Goshawk 1 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 508 2294 2294
Red-tailed Hawk 0 2 2
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 7 7
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 4
Unknown Accipiter 2 3 3
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 4 4
Total: 518 2376 2376
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: John Whinery, Mike Sanders, Ron Harrington
Visitors:
Sam Evans of, Abingdon VA. Jeff and Margaret Prater from Manassas, VA. and
a couple from Kingsport. I can not find their names. Sorry.
Weather:
Winds were light and variable most of the day.
Raptor Observations:
Northern Goshawk was first bird of the morning at 9:10am. It was a juvenile
and it flew in close to the ridge which allowed me to get a good look. Head
pattern, strong, direct flight with stiff wingbeats. Long tail but same
width of body. Broadwing flight was good until 1:30 then quit. Last 2 birds
seen were struggling and dropped into the trees.
Non-raptor Observations:
2 Red-headed Woodpeckers, 4 monarchs and several songbirds moving thru.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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