Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 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 2 3 3
Bald Eagle 1 1 1
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 0 2 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 15 16 16
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: 18 23 23
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 17:15:00
Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers:
Weather:
Sunny and warm with little cloud cover. Temperature around 80 with winds
from the North or Northeast most of the day.
Raptor Observations:
Raptors were riding a tailwind and moving fast.
First Bald Eagle, an adult at 11:25 AM.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
