Allen Gill (Bristol, VA) and I kicked off the 2007 Mendota Hawk count yesterday, September 10. We experienced a very slow day, but it was good to be at the old fire tower again, taking in the vista and reminiscing about old times. We arrived at 9:30 a.m. and left at 5:30 p.m. Temperatures ranged from 72 in the morning and topped out around 88 in the afternoon. It was mostly cloudy and hazy, visibility varying from 10-15 miles. Wind was also variable-south/southeast in the morning to west/southwest in the afternoon, 5-15 mph. We had one light shower around noon. Visitors included Dallas Shouns of Kingsport and Caldwell Bricky of Gate City. Totals: Broad-winged hawk: 5 Osprey: 1 Sharp-shinned hawk: 1 Am. Kestrel: 1 We enjoyed the usual array of Turkey and Black vultures, Chimney Swifts, and Ravens. Several flocks of mixed wood warblers also took our attention at times. Once this front moves out, we should have some good weather for hawk movements. Hope the hawks agree. This weekend especially looks nice. The Mendota Hawk Watch is held at the Mendota Fire Tower, which is located on Clinch Mountain at the Washington/Russell County line, 3 miles North of Mendota, VA, on Pinnacle Road. If you need directions let me know. Come join us and catch "hawk-watching fever." Ron Harrington Bristol, VA ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________