Candler Mountain
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2004
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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 2 2 2
Bald Eagle 1 3 3
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 5 5
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 4417 4752 4752
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 1 1
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0
Total: 4422 4763 4763
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Observation start time: 10:15:00
Observation end time: 17:15:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Gene Sattler
Observers:
Weather:
Started at 15% cloud cover but lost that by mid- afternoon. ESE 3-8 mph,
high of 70 degrees F
Observations:
A record Broadwing day for our lookout, with several large pulses and quiet
lulls between, spread throughout the day. Hourly summary for BW (EST):
10:15-11:00 526
11-12 36
12-1 587
1-2 39
2-3 945
3-4 2143
4-5 141
5:00-5:15 0
DC Cormorants - 3
RH Woodpeckers - 2
Swallows - 1
Blue Jay - 10
Monarchs - 6
Saddlebags - 6
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Report submitted by Gene Sattler (edsattle@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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