Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 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 30 31
Bald Eagle 4 37 39
Northern Harrier 0 5 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 39 39
Cooper's Hawk 2 35 37
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 8 8
Broad-winged Hawk 319 7712 7719
Red-tailed Hawk 0 7 7
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 0 16 16
Merlin 0 8 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 329 7910 7922
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Observation start time: 11:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers:
Visitors:
Brent Harris, Eugene Harris.
Weather:
Good cloud cover, Wind from the W from 5 to 10 mph
Raptor Observations:
2 Bald Eagles spotted by Eugene Harris. They were both immatures.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)