Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 27, 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 1 5 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 36 36
Cooper's Hawk 1 33 35
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 8 8
Broad-winged Hawk 81 7393 7400
Red-tailed Hawk 0 7 7
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 2 16 16
Merlin 2 8 8
Peregrine Falcon 1 2 2
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: 91 7581 7593
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Observation start time: 13:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 3 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers:
Weather:
Rain finally stopped about 12:30pm, then started again after 4. Thunder and
lightning in area caused me to scurry back to the truck and head for home.
Raptor Observations:
I had Merlin, Peregrine and Kestrel today. One of the Merlins entertained
me with its pursuit of dragonflies. They must have been tasty because it
ate 3 before moving on down the ridge.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)