[Bristol-Birds] Mendota Hawk Report for 9/19/06
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- Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:31:11 EDT
Mendota Hawk Watch Report for 9/19/06
Ted Dingler, Bob Quillen and Ron Harrington manned the watch from 12:00 noon
until 6:00 p.m. The rain moved out very quickly and by the time we were on
duty, hawks were already up and flying high. We experienced partly cloudy skies
most of the afternoon, and then mostly clear and sunny by evening. The cool
wind was fairly steady out of the northwest at 10-15 mph. Hawks were hard to
find
and see because they were scattered, very high, and on both sides of the
mountain. However, great visibility helped alot--the cold front had cleared
out
the smog/haze and you could see a long ways!
The best hour was 12-1 with 108 Broad-winged hawks. The Peregrine Falcon came
by around 5:30 p.m.
9/17 9/18
9/19 YTD
Broad-winged Hawk: 1,152 261 241
2855
Osprey: 1 0
0 9
Cooper's Hawk: 4 0 4
12
Northern Harrier: 1 0 0
2
Sharp-shinned Hawk: 3 4 5
19
Am. Bald Eagle: 0 1 0
3
Am. Kestrel: 2 1
3 11
Merlin: 0 1
0 1
Peregrine Falcon: 1 0 1
2
Other:
Red-headed WP: 1 0 0
1
Double-crested Cormorant: 0 2 0
2
The Mendota Hawk watch is sponsored by the Bristol Bird Club. The site is
located atop Clinch Mountain, three miles north of Mendota, VA. This is on the
Washington/Russell County line. Elevation: 3020 feet. Come join in the fun and
catch the fever! If you want directions let me know.
Ron Harrington
Compiler/Coordinator
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