Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 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 4 16 17
Bald Eagle 1 23 25
Northern Harrier 1 4 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 5 5
Cooper's Hawk 2 10 12
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 566 2245 2252
Red-tailed Hawk 0 6 6
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 1 12 12
Merlin 1 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 2 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 578 2329 2341
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 18:30:00
Total observation time: 9.25 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: Gary Cooper, Jennifer Meade, John Dotson, Ken Turner,
Michelle Sparks, Phil Shelton, Rob Biller
Weather:
Warm with clear skies all day. Light winds out of the south and east.
Raptor Observations:
Brutal viewing conditions after 11am when the Broadwings began catching
thermals. We counte the ones we happened to see.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other species included 2 Cape May Warblers, 2 Magnolia Warblers,
Yellow-billed Cuckoo and Barred Owl (heard).
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)