Candler Mountain
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2018
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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 8 22 22
Bald Eagle 3 18 18
Northern Harrier 1 2 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 9 9
Cooper's Hawk 1 2 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 153 2825 2825
Red-tailed Hawk 1 3 3
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 8 18 18
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 181 2902 2902
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Bob Epperson
Observers: Gene Sattler, Graham Williamson
Weather:
Partly to mostly cloudy, 75-86 degrees F, SE-S, 2-5 mph.
Raptor Observations:
A light flight that started and ended fairly high, with one brief push of
about 75 broadwings in the 1 PM EST hour, then a very slow trickle the last
few hours. All three eagles adults.
Non-raptor Observations:
Two Red-breasted Nuthatches and a Blue Grosbeak among the songbirds, and an
active movement of saddlebags, green darners, and non-monarches, lighter on
the monarchs.
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Report submitted by Gene Sattler (edsattle@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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