Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 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 1 11 12
Bald Eagle 0 16 18
Northern Harrier 0 2 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 4 4
Cooper's Hawk 0 5 7
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 45 786 793
Red-tailed Hawk 0 5 5
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 0 6 6
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 0 1 1
Total: 46 838 850
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers:
Visitors:
Dr. Malcolm Jones, Marie Jones, Ray Garrison, Jerry Cunningham and Tom Dye
Weather:
Winds from South and Southwest from 10 to 15 mph with gusts over 20. Rain
and overcast in area until 2PM then rain moved into area of tower.
Raptor Observations:
All raptors seen were at ridgeline or below the tower. They were struggling
all day to find any lift as a front moved through the area
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Weather should be much more favorable for raptor migration.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)