Candler Mountain
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 2008
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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 5 5 5
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 3 3
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 157 157 157
Red-tailed Hawk 2 2 2
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 2 2
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
Total: 169 169 169
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Cory Goff, Gene Sattler
Observers:
Visitors: Dale and Levena Miller
Weather:
NE 1-2 turning in the last few hours to E then ESE. 68-77 degrees F, with
nice whispy clouds all day.
Raptor Observations:
A nice steady progression of small BW kettles up to 15 or so in size, and
one group of 33, but never living up to the potential that was there and we
were hoping for. We both had to be away from the lookout from 12:30-1:30
PM EST for classes, so this must have been when the big push occurred. The
birds' altitude was not extremely high all day, however, which was nice.
Non-raptor Observations:
Monarchs - 8
Dragonflies - 33
Hummers - 3
Swallows - 2
RH Woodpecker - 1
Predictions:
Blue skies and sore eyes.
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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
twelfth 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 the
"Backgrounder" link. Next choose "Hawk Watch", then "Find A Watch", and
scroll down to Virginia, or contact me.
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