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Since 1997 Blue Ridge Birders have brought together a loose affiliation of persons from a few high country counties in northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia who have interests in birds and their welfare. The BRB membership ranges from persons who keep extensive lists and travel to see new birds to those whose birding is limited to their backyards and immediate surroundings. Club activities include: monthly birding trips; extended weekend trips; sponsoring birding educational programs in Virginia and North Carolina elementary schools; helping girl scouts with birding activities; participating in three Christmas bird counts (Mount Jefferson, New River, and Mount Rogers/Whitetop); and conducting spring (Bullhead Mountain) and fall (Mahogany Rock) hawk watches. As conservation issues arise we lend our voice and efforts to aid in preserving habitat and bird life. In order to communicate between members we have quarterly meetings, produce a quarterly newsletter, and maintain the list serve 

blueridgebirders@yahoo.com.  The group site is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blueridgebirders/

James Keighton

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Mahogany Rock Hawk Counts - Fall

Year
Hrs
B/Hr
BV
TV
OS
BE
NH
SS
CH
NG
RS
BW
RT
GE
AK
ML
PG
UR
Total
1986
85
14.6
0
58
13
0
13
101
12
0
0
863
167
1
7
2
0
7
1244
1987
181
29.9
66
240
4
1
4
343
30
0
2
4488
203
1
19
2
1
6
5410
1988
112
10.7
75
69
7
0
9
176
20
0
1
458
359
3
12
0
0
5
1194
1989
79
17.4
14
43
13
0
7
121
23
0
0
970
159
0
17
0
0
9
1376
1990
162
16.8
39
178
10
0
9
168
59
0
3
1532
664
1
23
1
0
33
2720
1991
224
14
70
452
13
0
10
225
97
0
3
1794
352
0
33
18
3
65
3135
1992
204
12.5
31
209
23
4
12
178
59
0
9
1722
247
0
26
8
1
31
2560
1993
336
28.1
318
1080
27
4
18
201
111
0
10
7098
440
0
35
12
4
71
9439
1994
408
43.8
277
1239
34
5
24
223
119
0
17
15108
659
0
73
21
12
46
17857
1995
223
16.4
19
219
20
9
8
114
84
0
5
2782
307
0
44
7
10
36
3664
1996
237
22.5
11
240
32
4
4
122
37
0
2
4430
382
0
21
2
2
39
5328
1997
202
20.2
12
68
27
5
11
134
59
0
4
3537
130
1
32
9
8
51
4088
1998
263
9.8
39
28
34
2
10
83
47
0
1
2200
32
0
21
12
7
51
2567
1999
271
13.9
35
82
16
13
10
93
61
0
2
3322
77
0
12
8
9
39
3779
2000
238
8
9
20
24
6
2
82
33
0
3
1609
49
0
29
12
0
34
1912
2001
262
25.9
66
56
41
12
3
104
52
0
3
6381
22
0
15
4
2
26
6787
2002
245
13.8
37
73
40
14
2
111
61
0
4
2893
86
1
21
13
6
25
3387
2003
304
12.7
121
508
31
11
5
85
34
0
2
2990
32
0
22
3
1
23
3868
2004
268
11
104
274
33
5
2
88
47
0
0
2292
39
0
18
10
1
30
2943
2005
354
11.9
245
786
56
12
3
103
43
0
5
2822
90
0
26
8
7
19
4225
2006
335
12.1
189
698
38
19
13
163
71
0
4
2662
75
0
33
15
13
54
4047
2007
425
15.4
217
403
29
17
11
203
67
0
17
5333
110
2
27
17
16
62
6531
2008
353
14.9
29
314
49
25
5
116
44
0
9
4538
38
5
32
20
12
29
5265
.
Hrs
B/Hr
BV
TV
OS
BE
NH
SS
CH
NG
RS
BW
RT
GE
AK
ML
PG
UR
Total
Totals
5771
17.9
2023
7337
614
168
195
3337
1270
0
106
81824
4719
15
598
204
115
791
103316

Hrs = number of hours watched
 
B/Hr = average number of birds seen per hour

BV = Black Vulture
TV = Turkey Vulture
OS = Osprey
BE = Bald Eagle
NH = Northern Harrier
SS = Sharp Shinn

CH = Cooper's Hawk
NG = Northern Goswawk
RS = Red-Shoulder
BW = Broad-Wing
RT = Red-Tail
GE = Golden Eagle

AK = American Kestral
ML = Merlin
PG = Peregrine
UR = Unidentified Raptor