Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 27, 2013
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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 26 26
Bald Eagle 2 18 18
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 16 16
Cooper's Hawk 1 7 7
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 104 4028 4028
Red-tailed Hawk 1 5 5
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 7 7
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 4
Unknown Accipiter 1 4 4
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 4 4
Total: 110 4124 4124
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 7.75 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: John Whinery, Ron Harrington, Sam Evans
Weather:
Clear skies, winds mostly from the East and North. Very little haze in the
valleys.
Raptor Observations:
Everything came to a grinding halt after 1 again.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)