[bcbirdclub] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (24 Sep 2014) 20 Raptors
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- Date: 24 Sep 2014 19:09:30 -0400
Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 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 0 9 9
Bald Eagle 0 16 16
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 8 8
Cooper's Hawk 0 10 10
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 19 3625 3625
Red-tailed Hawk 0 15 15
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 11 11
Merlin 0 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3
Unknown Accipiter 1 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 3 3
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 20 3706 3706
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: John D Whinery
Observers: Jennifer Quinn
Visitors:
Twin Springs High School Environmental Research Class with 20 students.
April Addington Teacher, Sammy Parks Principal, Tracy Garrett, Mark Kinkead
driver & Nancy Johnson 4H.
Weather:
Weather began breezy with very few clouds all day. The few clouds to the
southeast were below eye level almost all day making very difficult viewing
with bright blue sky.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
There was a massive kettle of 893 at Rockfish Gap 2 - 3 pm Tuesday so one
can hope we see some of those birds. There is a strong low pressure
bringing rain NE of here so maybe the birds will come a bit northwest to
our area.
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Report submitted by John D Whinery (Fall.Branch.Tn.Bird@xxxxxxxxx)
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