Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 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 0 29 30
Bald Eagle 0 33 35
Northern Harrier 0 4 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 33 33
Cooper's Hawk 1 32 34
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 8 8
Broad-winged Hawk 95 7312 7319
Red-tailed Hawk 0 7 7
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 0 14 14
Merlin 0 6 6
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 4 4
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 96 7490 7502
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Observation start time: 12:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: Jane Thornhill, Jerry Thornhill, Laverne Hunter
Weather:
Rain, fog, low clouds until 12:45. Mostly cloudy after that with winds 5 to
10 mph from west.
Raptor Observations:
Flights picked up at 2:30 stopped before 3:30.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
