[Bristol-Birds] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (28 Sep 2010) 329 Raptors

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  • Date: 28 Sep 2010 21:09:19 -0400

Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2010
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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             30             31
Bald Eagle                   4             37             39
Northern Harrier             0              5              5
Sharp-shinned Hawk           3             39             39
Cooper's Hawk                2             35             37
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              8              8
Broad-winged Hawk          319           7712           7719
Red-tailed Hawk              0              7              7
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              2              2
American Kestrel             0             16             16
Merlin                       0              8              8
Peregrine Falcon             0              2              2
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              2
Unknown Buteo                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              2              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              4              4
Mississippi Kite             0              1              1

Total:                     329           7910           7922
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Observation start time: 11:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:30:00 
Total observation time: 5.5 hours

Official Counter:        Thomas O. Hunter

Observers:        

Visitors:
Brent Harris, Eugene Harris.


Weather:
Good cloud cover, Wind from the W from 5 to 10 mph

Raptor Observations:
2 Bald Eagles spotted by Eugene Harris. They were both immatures.

Non-raptor Observations:

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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)


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