Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 01, 2010
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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 1 2
Bald Eagle 2 2 4
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 4 4 11
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 0
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: 7 7 19
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: Mike Sanders
Visitors:
Mike Sanders
Weather:
Hot and hazy again. Very little wind.
Raptor Observations:
A pair of Bald Eagles came through at about 12:30. Both adults and
apparently a mated pair as they were flying wing tip to wing tip.
The most interesting sighting was an immature Red-shouldered Hawk. It is
probably a local as he passed by the tower on 3 different occasions. There
is also a Sharp-shinned Hawk who really does not like Black Vultures as he
would buzz every one that came near his patch of woods. He did not bother
the Turkey Vultures.
Non-raptor Observations:
Over 25 Monarch Butterflies passed the tower and we had a close visit from
a Red-breasted Nuthatch.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
