Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 30, 2011
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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 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 1 1
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 6 6
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 0
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 0 9 9
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Observation start time: 10:15:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 5.75 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers:
Visitors:
none
Weather:
Sunny, hot, wind out of south and southeast at 5 to 10 mph. Brutal high
blue sky.
Raptor Observations:
No raptors
Non-raptor Observations:
7 ravens frolicking up and down the ridge
Predictions:
Cannot be worse than today.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
