Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 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 6 6
Bald Eagle 2 3 3
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 1
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 393 597 597
Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 1
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 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 397 617 617
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Ron Harrington
Observers: John Clonce, Lori Beth Davidson, Sam Evans
Visitors:
Robert Baker & Cindy Spurgeon
Weather:
A clear, deep blue sky, with no clouds whatsoever, stayed with us all day.
Raptor Observations:
By noon the hawks were very high and hard to see. Took some hard work to
find them.
Non-raptor Observations:
Kudos to the observers who laid on their backs on the hard rocks, looking
straight up. We were entertained by five Ravens flying around, and the
usual array of Black and Turkey Vultures, Chimney Swifts, and a few song
birds.
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Report submitted by John D Whinery (Fall.Branch.Tn.Bird@xxxxxxxxx)
