[Bristol-Birds] Mendota Hawk Report for Thursday, September 20, 2007
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- Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:56:46 EDT
Mendota Hawk Watch Report for Thursday, September 20, 2007
The action at the tower was relatively slow today compared to the last three
days. And the weather was almost a repeat of yesterday, except the cool,
morning wind out of the Southeast was blowing harder at times, with gusts over
20
mph. Hats and chairs were blowing around, and a light jacket felt good for a
while. The afternoon was warm and the sky was clear, making hawks very hard to
see. Visibility was 30+ miles.
Allen Gill and I arrived at 9:00 a.m., followed by Ron Pendleton, and Betsy
and Vick Briscoe. Wilma Boyd and Lois Cox, Bluff City, TN, came by for a couple
of hours. Later in the afternoon Terry Ponder and Taris Whitson, Johnson
City, TN, came by for a visit. We left at 6:30 p.m. Of the 270 Broad-wings
counted, 146 were by the tower by noon. The immature Bald Eagle came by very
high
around noon. We counted 8 Monarchs as time permitted.
Totals and Year-To-Date (YTD)
Broad-winged hawk: 270 YTD: 5135
Osprey: 0 YTD: 13
Am. Kestrel: 0 YTD: 5
Cooper's hawk: 0 YTD: 11
Sharp-shinned hawk: 0 YTD: 3
Am. Bald Eagle: 1 YTD: 11
Peregrine falcon: 0 YTD: 3
Northern Harrier: 0 YTD: 1
Red-shouldered hawk: 0 YTD: 1
The Mendota Hawk Watch is held at the Mendota Fire Tower (Elevation 3020) on
Clinch Mountain, which sits on the Washington/Russell Counties line, three
miles north of Mendota, VA. Come join the fun. No experience is necessary. OJT
is
provided.
Plan now to attend the Mendota Hawk Festival, Saturday, September 22, 2007.
The festival is held at the Mendota Community Center, Mendota, VA.
Ron Harrington
Bristol, VA
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