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*Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------
----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey
Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 2 4 4 Bald Eagle 2 5 5 Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 3 3 Cooper's Hawk 0 3 3 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1103 4482 4482 Red-tailed
Hawk 1 2 2 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0
1 1 Merlin 0 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown
Buteo 0 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0
0 Total: 1110 4504 4504
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Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total
observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Ron Harrington Observers:
Donna Osborne, Freddie Osborne, Matt Fleenor, Sam Evans Visitors: None
Weather: For most of the day it was sunny with high, clear skies and
only an occasional cloud for backdrop. A rain shower rolled over part of
the mountain range late in the day. During the morning there was a light
and steady breeze of 5-15 mph out of the east, but it became calm around
11:00, followed by a light breeze from the west during the afternoon.
Visibility was approximately 15-20 miles, impaired by haze. Temperature
was in the upper 70s by afternoon. Raptor Observations: Most of the
Broad-winged hawks came by during the morning, with 930 counted by
11:00. These were generally easy to see with unaided vision. However as
we moved into the afternoon they were flying high and hard to find. We
had a kettle of 100 during the 2:00 hour. Only one hawk was counted
after 2:30. The American Bald Eagles were adults. The Osprey were flying
together. Non-raptor Observations: No much in the way of song birds. Saw
two Ravens and the usual array of local Turkey/Black Vultures. Counted
18 Monarch Butterflies. Predictions: Conditions should be about the same. *
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