Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 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 29 30
Bald Eagle 2 33 35
Northern Harrier 0 4 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 33 33
Cooper's Hawk 5 31 33
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 8 8
Broad-winged Hawk 993 7217 7224
Red-tailed Hawk 0 7 7
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 0 14 14
Merlin 2 6 6
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 1 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 4 4
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 1014 7394 7406
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 18:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: Allen Gill, Joel Keebler, John Hay
Visitors:
Justin Harris, John Hay, Allen Sutherland, Joy Scruggs.
Weather:
Hot, hazy, wind from the SW. Some cloud cover during the middle of the day.
Raptor Observations:
Flights dropped around 2:30 and never did resume the high flight pattern.
Non-raptor Observations:
Very few migrants other than hawks.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
