[bcbirdclub] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (20 Sep 2014) 115 Raptors
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Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2014
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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 7 7
Bald Eagle 1 14 14
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 5 5
Cooper's Hawk 3 6 6
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 105 3278 3278
Red-tailed Hawk 1 9 9
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 8 8
Merlin 1 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 1 1 1
Unknown Falcon 1 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 2 2
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 115 3335 3335
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Jennifer Meade
Observers: Adam Alley, John Whinery
Visitors:
Many visitors and counters at the site today! Eastman Camera club had a
group of photographers attending the site for most of the morning.
Nancy Alley, Harold Willis, Dave Aldridge, Brenda Aldridge, Johnny Ward,
Tekki Boren, Richie Hayward, Paul Aiello, Jamie Aiello, Tim Pinto, Jennifer
Quinn, Earl Lovelace, Dallas Shoun, John Clonce, Donna Patterson, Ericka
Patterson, Shea McClure, Michelle McClure, Lynn Byrd, Paulette Byrd, Chad
Eads, Emily Eads, Carson Eads, Carley Eads,
Weather:
Haze in distance and sunny all day. Very few clouds made spotting
difficult.
Raptor Observations:
There were not any large kettles, maybe 6 or 7 birds was the biggest.
Mostly singles to 3 birds at a time.
The highlight of the day was a terrific sighting by Harold Willis of an
adult Bald Eagle!
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by John D Whinery (Fall.Branch.Tn.Bird@xxxxxxxxx)
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