[Bristol-Birds] Re: HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (27 Sep 2011) 565 Raptors
- From: John Whinery <foshildgc@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:13:42 -0700 (PDT)
Tom
Looks like Monday was the pick of the litter. Thanks for all the reports and
all the great work again this year. I really enjoyed most of the days I was up
there with you this season, 'most' because I still think there is one or
two dozen of those bugs still in my ears etc.
Everyone, unless you were there it is impossible to imagine the ropes of black
bugs we could see as far away as the NE point. They really looked like black
shafts of light. I've been to North Bay Ontario and dealt with hoards
of black flies and been in swarms of mosquitoes in the Aleutians. Though the
Mendota Black Menace did not bite, in numbers alone they are the swarming
champions!!!
Hope to see you again next September.
John Whinery
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Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:09 PM
Subject: [Bristol-Birds] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (27 Sep 2011) 565 Raptors
Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 27, 2011
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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 0 36 36
Bald Eagle 4 40 41
Northern Harrier 0 6 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 25 25
Cooper's Hawk 2 31 33
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 554 7790 7803
Red-tailed Hawk 0 15 15
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 9 9
Merlin 0 4 5
Peregrine Falcon 1 3 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 4 4
Total: 565 7968 7985
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Observation start time: 10:15:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: Ron Harrington
Visitors:
Caron Castle.
Weather:
Fog early with low hanging clouds. Clearing during the afternoon until
clear skies for the last 2 hours. Winds were brisk with 10 to 15 mph out of
the SSW and gradually working around to WSW. Gusts to 20 at times.
Raptor Observations:
Broadwings still moving through in small groups. The shifting winds and
loss of thermals slowed the flow during the last 2 hours.
4 Bald Eagles today and another Peregrine.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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