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2000 Hawk Count

Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory, Monroe County, West Virginia

Date

Osp.

Bald
Eagle

Golden
Eagle

Unid.
Eagle

Nor.
Har.

Sharp
Shin.

Coop.

Unid.
Acc.

Red-
Sholdr

Broad
Wing

Red-
Tail

Unid.
Buteo

Kest.

Merlin

Pereg.

Other

Total

Weather
Wind/Clouds/Temp

Hours

Aug.
19

2

1

2

5

2.5

Aug.
20

1

1

3.08

Aug.
21

1

1

2

4

Aug.
22

0

1.33

Aug.
28

3

3

6

Aug.
29

2

1

3

3.15

Sept.
4

1

3

1

1

6

1.5

Sept.
5

0

1.25

Sept.
6

1

1

9

11

8

Sept.
7

1

3

39

43

6.75

Sept.
8

1

17

1

19

7.25

Sept.
9

5

5

2.75

Date

Osprey

Bald
Eagle

Golden
Eagle

Unid.
Eagle

Nor.
Harrier

Sharp
Shinned

Cooper

Unid.
Acc.

Red-
Sholdr

Broad
Winged

Red-
Tailed

Unid.
Buteo

Kestrel

Merlin

Pereg.

Other

Total

Weather
Wind/Clouds/Temp

Hours

Sept.
10

2

1

2

4

9

6.5

Sept.
11

4

4

3.5

Sept.
12

0

4

Sept.
13

7

2

15

4

86

4

6

1

125

9.25

Sept.
14

1

2

1

85

2

1*

92

6

Sept.
15

4

1

14

5

1

627

1

8

2

1

664

8.25

Sept.
16

2

8

1

6

2

436

3

458

9.75

Sept.
17

8

59

3

1

71

7.5

Sept.
18

1

1

7

2

58

4

1

74

7.5

Sept.
19

2

3

2

81

1

89

4

Sept.
20

8

1

5

1

73

2

1

91

11.33

Sept.
21

7

1

26

8

517

2

561

12.25

Sept.
22

1

6

1

318

2

1

1*

330

9.5

Sept.
23

4

11

2

493

1

1*

512

5.75

Sept.
24

3

1

1

24

5

1

199

7

241

5

Sept.
25

Rain

Rain

0

Rain

0

Date

Osprey

Bald
Eagle

Golden
Eagle

Unid.
Eagle

Nor.
Harrier

Sharp
Shinned

Cooper

Unid.
Acc.

Red-
Sholdr

Broad
Winged

Red-
Tailed

Unid.
Buteo

Kestrel

Merlin

Pereg.

Other

Total

Weather
Wind/Clouds/Temp

Hours

Sept.
26

Rain

Rain

0

Rain & fog

3

Sept.
27

5

2

9

5

1

272

5

299

9

Sept.
28

2

6

18

16

1

1

832

3

13

1

893

8.75

Sept.
29

1

6

7

3.67

Sept.
30

3

1

3

2

34

3

7

1

1

55

7

Oct.
1

2

1

5

2

1

12

5.25

Oct.
2

8

3

3

14

3.25

Oct.
3

0

2

Oct.
4

2

5

5

2

1

1

16

3

Oct.
6

0

0.5

Oct.
7

4

1

83

18

3

20

1

1

1

132

7

Oct.
8

0

0.5

Oct.
13

1

1

2

Date

Osprey

Bald
Eagle

Golden
Eagle

Unid.
Eagle

Nor.
Harrier

Sharp
Shinned

Cooper

Unid.
Acc.

Red-
Sholdr

Broad
Winged

Red-
Tailed

Unid.
Buteo

Kestrel

Merlin

Pereg.

Other

Total

Weather
Wind/Clouds/Temp

Hours

Oct.
14

1

62

20

19

9

1

112

Oct.
15

20

7

1

1

3

1

33

Oct.
16

1

19

8

28

Oct.
19

1

39

12

12

1

65

Oct.
21

2

3

2

1

1

2

11

Oct.
26

1

2

3

Oct.
29

1

6

2

2

5

1

2

56

75

Nov.
3

2

1

2

1

1

7

Nov.
5

3

1

1

1

1

23

1

31

Nov.
11

1

6

4

1

1

23

36

Nov.
12

1

1

2

Nov.
13

1

5

6

Nov.
15

8

22

30

Nov.
24

2

4

3

9

Nov.
28

1

1

 

Date

Osprey

Bald
Eagle

Golden
Eagle

Unid.
Eagle

Nor.
Harrier

Sharp
Shinned

Cooper

Unid.
Acc.

Red-
Sholdr

Broad
Winged

Red-
Tailed

Unid.
Buteo

Kestrel

Merlin

Pereg.

Other

Total

Weather
Wind/Clouds/Temp

Hours

Totals

59

37

27

0

17

414

127

7

11

4261

224

7

93

6

10

7

5307

J Ray Davis

270.25

Other birds: *Sept. 14 - 1 unidentified falcon, *Sept. 22 - 1 Gyrfalcon (State record sighting), *Sept. 23 - 1immature goshawk,

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