Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 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 4 23 23
Bald Eagle 0 9 9
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 2 2
Cooper's Hawk 0 2 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 61 679 679
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 6 6
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 3 3
Total: 65 728 728
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Observation start time: 09:45:00
Observation end time: 16:45:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: Ron Harrington
Visitors:
Dallas Shoun and Earl Lovelace from Kingsport, TN
Weather:
Temperatures were in the low 70s. Cloud cover gave a decent background. The
winds were out of the SSE or S most of the day at 8 to 15mph.
Raptor Observations:
The few raptors that made it to the tower were struggling. None were on
thermals. The local vultures stayed close to the ridge top. All in all a
very slow day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Very few songbirds with only 1 Black-throated Green Warbler seen.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
