We had a good turnout of watcher, but the raptors were few and far
between. We watch from 10 AM to 5 PM. We had 2 visitors from the
Russell Co. Visitors Bureau who came to use a drone to capture
pictures/video of the tower.
Summary of sightings:
Northern Harriers - 2 (one gave a neat aerobatic display while flying
with a vulture)
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Broad-winged Hawk - 13 (between 10AM and 12PM)
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
Common Ravens - 1 or 2 in the vicinity of the tower most of the day
Black Vultures - 7 or 8
Turkey Vultures - 6
Drones - 1
Watchers were Jennifer Kennedy, Michele Sparks, Gary Bailey, and Bill
Grigsby. Detailed sighting log attached.
Bill Grigsby
Birding Kingsport
Kingsport, TN
Attachment:
Mendota Hawk Watch 9 15 16.pdf
Description: Adobe PDF document
