Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 2011
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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 5 49
Bald Eagle 0 3 49
Northern Harrier 0 1 7
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 17 54
Cooper's Hawk 0 23 73
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 5
Broad-winged Hawk 2 23 9825
Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 28
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 3
American Kestrel 0 7 24
Merlin 0 1 9
Peregrine Falcon 0 8 21
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 6
Total: 3 96 10154
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Observation start time: 13:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 3.5 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers:
Weather:
Sunny. Light winds from the North.
Raptor Observations:
2 Broadwings and a Sharpshon within 15 minutes of arrival then nothing.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Tomorrow is the last day scheduled for this season.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)