Candler Mountain
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 2013
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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 0 16 16
Bald Eagle 2 11 11
Northern Harrier 0 3 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 30 30
Cooper's Hawk 0 2 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 16 4861 4861
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 1
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 4 20 20
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: 29 4944 4944
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Observation start time: 11:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Gene Sattler
Observers:
Visitors:
Judy Hinch stopped by for about an hour and a half to visit the hawkwatch
for the first time.
Weather:
Lots of clouds with a mix of sun and shade, NW shifting to SE 3-8 mph, high
of 71 degrees.
Raptor Observations:
Birds were pretty high all day. One of eagles was an adult and one was not
seen well enough to age.
Non-raptor Observations:
Monarch (9), NonMonarch (3), Saddlebag (6), Green Darner (7), DC Cormorant
(4), RT Hummer (1), Blue Jay (6), Swallow sp. (1).
Predictions:
This will probably wrap up the semi-regular coverage of the watch, which is
typically restricted to the last half of September.
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Report submitted by Gene Sattler (edsattle@xxxxxxxxxxx)
