Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 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 8 14 21
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 1 1
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
Mississippi Kite 1 1 1
Total: 10 19 31
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers:
Visitors:
20 people came by the tower but none were birders or even interested in
birds. They were hiking, riding dirt bikes, sightseeing, taking pictures or
camping.
Weather:
About 20 degrees cooler today than earlier this week. Winds were out of the
west or NW at 8 to 10 mph. Clear skies.
Raptor Observations:
Immature Golden Eagle floated by at 3:50pm. It was at eye level and only 30
feet away and I did not have my camera. About 45 minutes later an immature
Mississippi Kite went by the tower below eye level and close.
All Broad-winged Hawks seen were on the north side of the ridge and low.
Non-raptor Observations:
No Monarch Butterflies and very few other migrants.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
