Candler Mountain
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 7 21 21
Bald Eagle 0 6 6
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 15 15
Cooper's Hawk 1 2 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 626 988 988
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 4 4
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown 0 1 1
Total: 638 1038 1038
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Andrew Kniowski, Gene Sattler
Observers: Andrew Kniowski, Grace Burns
Weather:
Clouds graciously hung with us through the day in spite of the forecast,
ranging from 50-85% most of the day until the last few hours when it
decreased to 35-45%. High in mid 80s and wind mostly E 5-10 mph.
Raptor Observations:
Hourly summary of BW by DST hour: 10:30 (12), 11 (91), 12 (210), 1 (280), 2
(0), 3 (4), 4 (28), 5 (1). Majority of birds seen during the heavy peak
were off the north side of the ridge a quarter mile or so.
Non-raptor Observations:
Monarchs - 57
Dragonflies - 52
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Report submitted by Gene Sattler (edsattle@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Site Description:
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 primary site is a bare knob known locally as the
"Bald Spot". It is part of a minor ridge that parallels the Blue Ridge
Parkway, which is 16 miles to the NW. The bare knob offers a 360 degree
view from an elevation of 1336 feet. The Candler Mountain count is in its
eighth year, and is sponsored by the Liberty University Department of
Biology and the Lynchburg Bird Club. The count is currently conducted only
from early September to the end of the month because of a shortage of
counters.
For directions to the lookout visit "virtual birder.com" and take a hawk
migration link, then take the "Find a Watch" link, or contact me.
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