Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 2015
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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 3 3
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 22 22
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 1 1
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 0 29 29
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Bill Grigsby
Observers:
Visitors:
Betty Bailey, Gary Bailey
Weather:
Clear blue skies all day, 15 - 24 degrees C. Wind generally 1 - 5 km/h.
Humidity 43% to 52%. Pressure 30.3 and steady. Visibility 40 km.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Only thing migrating was swifts. Even the vultures appeared to be locals
except one or two.
Predictions:
Another clear blue day expected.
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Report submitted by John D Whinery (Fall.Branch.Tn.Bird@xxxxxxxxx)
