[Bristol-Birds] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (30 Sep 2011) 49 Raptors
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- Date: 30 Sep 2011 18:09:13 -0400
Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 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 4 44 44
Bald Eagle 1 45 46
Northern Harrier 0 6 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 37 37
Cooper's Hawk 5 48 50
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 32 9789 9802
Red-tailed Hawk 1 24 24
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 3 17 17
Merlin 1 7 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 13 13
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 5
Total: 49 10041 10058
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers:
Weather:
Sunny for the first 2 hours then heavy overcast moved in before noon. Winds
from the W and WSW made flight difficult for all raptors.
Raptor Observations:
Not much movement after the overcast moved in. I had 3 Osprey in the first
5 minutes after arriving at the tower.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
No hawkwatch is planned for tomorrow
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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