Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 13, 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 15 15
Bald Eagle 3 8 8
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 1
Cooper's Hawk 0 2 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 56 208 208
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 4 6 6
Merlin 1 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
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: 67 244 244
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 16:45:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: Mike Sanders
Weather:
Partly sunny most of the day with winds from the north at 10 plus mph.
Raptor Observations:
Birds were high overhead all day and scattered over both valleys.
Non-raptor Observations:
A few warblers migrating through, but not a lot of activity.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)