[Va-bird] Hawk Watch at Mendota Firetower Sept 15, 2008

  • From: Thomas Hunter <opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, buchanan co bc <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, virginia birds <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:59:40 -0700 (PDT)

Today I was at the tower from 9am to 6 pm. I finally had a couple of kettles of 
Broad-winged Hawks late in the day. I also had 2 Merlins, one of which landed 
on the roof of the tower and sat there for over 10 minutes.
The hourly sightings were as follows:
9-10
2 Broad winged Hawks
1 Coopers Hawk
10-11
No hawks
11-12
3 Broad-winged Hawks
1 American Kestrel
12-1
22 Broad-winged Hawks
1-2
2 Broad-winged Hawks
2-3
4 Broad-winged Hawks
1 Merlin
3-4
4 Broad-winged Hawks
4-5
39 Broad-winged Hawks
5-6
26 Broad-winged Hawks
1 Merlin
 
Totals
Broad-winged Hawks - 102
Merlins  -  2
American Kestrel - 1
Coopers Hawk - 1

Tom & Laverne Hunter
Russell County Bird Club
Lebanon, VA


      

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