Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 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 1 12 12
Bald Eagle 1 5 5
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 0 151 151
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 2 2
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 1 1
Total: 3 174 174
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers:
Weather:
The fog moved in at 9:15am until 10. There was a threat of rain and thunder
storms all morning and at 12:45 the thunderstorm was headed towards the
tower. I left at 1pm.
Raptor Observations:
Very few raptors came past the tower. There was heavy rain to the NE that
may have stopped any migration.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
