Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 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 3 23 24
Bald Eagle 4 27 29
Northern Harrier 0 4 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 8 8
Cooper's Hawk 2 15 17
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 920 4250 4257
Red-tailed Hawk 1 7 7
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 2 14 14
Merlin 1 4 4
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 4 4 4
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 942 4367 4379
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 18:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: John Whinery, Rob Biller, Terry Ponder
Visitors:
Kevin O'donnell, Caron Castle, John Whinery, Terry Ponder,Taris Whitson
Weather:
Sunny and warm. Very little wind. We finally had some afternoon scattered
clouds for background.
Raptor Observations:
We had good flights of Broadwings between 10 and 12. Slow later in the day.
Spotting them in the afternoon was a challenge.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
