Candler Mountain Hawkwatch
Lynchburg, VA, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 2002
===================================================================
Species Day's Count Month Total YTD Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 4 4 4
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 1 1 1
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 0
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0
Total: 5 5 5
======================================================================
Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Site Coordinator: Gene Sattler
Observers: Gene Sattler, Robert Ferrell
Weather:
100% cloud cover except for a little sun 16:00-16:30. Winds were 0-5
mph with a southerly component. Drizzle from 12:00-13:00.
Observations: First day of the count. The tropical storm moving up
from the Gulf kept us in clouds virtually the whole day with
negligible hawk movement.
Three hummingbirds and five Common Nighthawks passed, the nighthawks
between 11:50 and 12:50.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Gene Sattler(edsattle@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Candler Mountain is located on the southeast edge of Lynchburg, VA, in
Virginia's Inner Piedmont. It is 45 miles SSE of Rockfish Gap and 32
miles E of Harvey's Knob. The bare knob offers a 360 degree view from
an elevation of 1336 feet, and is part of a minor ridge that parallels
the Blue Ridge Parkway, 16 miles to the NW. The Candler Mountain Hawk
Watch is in its sixth year, and is sponsored by the Liberty University
Department of Biology and the Lynchburg Bird Club. The count is
currently conducted only from mid September to the end of the month
because of a shortage of counters.
You are subscribed to VA-BIRD. To post to this mailing list, simply send email
to va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. To unsubscribe, send email to
va-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.
