Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 02, 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 0 1 2
Bald Eagle 0 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 2 6 13
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: 2 9 21
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Observation start time: 12:30:00
Observation end time: 18:00:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: Ron Harrington
Visitors:
Ron Harrington manned the watch until I was able to make it to the tower.
Weather:
Hot and hazy. Some cumulus clouds moved in later in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
Both Broad-winged Hawks seen were very high and moving quickly.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
