Candler Mountain
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 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 1 26 26
Bald Eagle 1 9 9
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 16 16
Cooper's Hawk 0 2 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 666 1700 1700
Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 1
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 6 6
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown 0 2 2
Total: 670 1763 1763
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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
Weather:
0% increasing to 20% in early afternoon and back down to 20% at end of day,
with W-WNW 5-10 mph and a high of 93!
Raptor Observations:
Most of the birds were seen in the last three hours of the count (in groups
of about 200, 100, & 200), which bodes well for tomorrow. Looking forward
to cooler temperatures too. Birds were lowish in the morning but
difficult to spot in the afternoon. From reports to the north today from
PA (1240 at Militia Hill), NJ (1733 at Scotts Mtn) all the way up to MA
(4782 at Mt Wachusetts) there are still a lot of birds to come through
here yet.
Non-raptor Observations:
Monarchs - 36
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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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