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2003 Hawk Count

Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory, Monroe County, West Virginia

Date

Osprey

Bald
Eagle

Golden
Eagle

Unid.
Eagle

Nor.
Harrier

Sharp
Shin.

Cooper's
hawk

Unid.
Acc.

Red-
Sholdr

Broad-
Wing

Red-
Tail

Unid.
Buteo

Kestrel

Merlin

Pereg.

Other

Total

Weather
Wind/Clouds/Temp

Hours

 Observers Present

Aug.
16

1

2

3

NE 6 MPH / 95% / 76 degrees

1.5

Duane Fillingame

Aug.
17

3

7

2

12

SE - Gusty 3-10 MPH / Fog to 90%
64 to 78 degrees

8.5

Duane Fillingame, Mark & Gina Morgan, Shawn & Bobbi McClung

Aug.
24

1

1

5

1

8

-

2

Mark & Gina Morgan, Shawn & Bobbi McClung

Aug.
25

0

-

1.25

-

Aug.
28

0

NW 3MPH / 60% / 78-86 degrees

4.5

Duane Fillingame

Aug.
30

2

1

1

1

5

SE 3-7 MPH / 70% / 72-75 degrees

5.5

Duane Fillingame

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

Observers Present

Aug.
31

0

FOG

2

Duane Fillingame, Rodney Davis

Sept.
01

1

1

SE 2-8 MPH / 30% / Low 70's

5.5

Mark, Gina, Dusty, Trina

Sept.
03

1

1

-

1

Blair & Jeannie Ellison

Sept.
05

2

1

1

2

1

2

9

N 5MPH / 50% / Low 60's

4.5

Rodney Davis, Caleb Lapp

 Sept.
06

 2 1 1 1 5 NW to SE 2-5 MPH / 90% / 62 Degrees 8.5 Duane Fillingame, Jim & Judy Phillips, Mike & Linda Corley

Sept.
07

 2 1 1 1 1 6 NW 2 MPH / 90% / 60's 8.75 Mike Corley, Shawn McClung, Duane Fillingame, George Pence, J Ray Davis

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

Observers Present

Sept.
08

 1 1 1 2 5 NW wind / 60% / 65Degrees 3.5 Mark & Gina Morgan

Sept.
09

 1 1 1 3 SE wind / 50% / 65 Degrees 5.5 George Pence

Sept.
10

 1 5 1 7 SE wind / 50% / 70 Degrees 4.75 George Pence

Sept.
11

 1 1 1 1 9 13 E 4MPH / 0% / 70 Degrees 6.25 George Pence, Mike Corley

Sept.
12

 1 1 14 16 E 5 MPH / 0% / 70 Degrees 6.25 Jim Phillips, George Pence

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

Observers Present

Sept.
13

 0 SE 5-10 MPH / Fog / 65 degrees 7.75 Duane Fillingame

Sept.
14

 4 1 2 3 1 11 SE 5-10 / 70 % / 70 degrees 7.75 Mike Corley, Duane Fillingame, Jim & Judy Phillips, George Pence, Rodney Davis

Sept.
15

 Rain Rain Rain -

Sept.
16

 1 1 1 133 1 137 NNW 5-6 MPH / 5% / 60's 8 Richard Legg, Jesse Anderson, Mike Corley, Sandy & Todd Fenstermacher, George Pence

Sept.
17

 7 2 3 1 145 1 159 NW 5-9 MPH / 20% / 70 Degrees 9.5 Duane Fillingame, Wilson Rankin, Jesse Anderson,Mark & Gina Morgan, Linwell Booth, Mike Corley, George Pence

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

Observers Present

Sept.
18

 1 1 2 SE 4-14 MPH / 100% / 60 degrees 4.25 Duane Fillingame, Nicky Fleshman, Linwell Booth, Rodney Davis

Sept.
19

 1 1 14 16 NW 7 MPH / 80% / 70 Degrees 5.5 Duane Fillingame, George Pence

Sept.
20

 2 8 1 1 107 1 120

N 2-5 MPH / 50% / 75 Degrees

 7.75 Duane Fillingame, Rodney Davis, Alan Rice, Mark Prosser, Deborah Miller, Josh Lipton, Jim & Judy Phillips, George Pence, Carol LaFon, Many others

Sept.
21

 4 1 7 1 393 1 1* 408 SSE 5-10 MPH / 40% / 69 Degrees

7

 Jesse Anderson, Duane Fillingame, Mike & Linda Corley, George Pence, Shawn & Bobbi McClung

Sept.
22

 2 2 Fog and Rain 1 Kermit & Cindy Stover, John Kahley, David & Cindy Ellis, George Pence

Sept.
23

 2 2 1 17 1 1 620 13 1 1 659 NW 5-10 MPH / 70% / 60 Degrees 9 Jesse Anderson, Mike Corley, Duane Fillingame, Cindy & David Ellis, Josh Lipton

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

Observers Present

Sept.
24

 1 10 353 3 1 368 SE 5-8 MPH / 0% / 67 Degrees 10 Cindy & David Ellis, Mark Morgan, Duane Fillingame, George Pence, Vernon Blankenship

Sept.
25

 1 4 13 8 2 1 29 - 4 Bill Thomas

Sept.
26

 1 1 6 1 1 32 1 43 SE 0-3 MPH / 70% / 72 Degrees 4.75 Jim Phillips, Zeke & Chris Bedlow, Linwell Booth

Sept.
27

 4 3 6 1 55 2 1 4 76 SE 4-13 MPH / 70% / 74 Degrees 6.5 Duane Fillingame, Mark & Gina Morgan, Jim & Judy Phillips, Thomas, Viola Mitchel, Ben Roush

Sept.
28

 3 4 17 2 1 309 7 10 1 354

  NW 2-10 MPH / 60% / Low 50's

 8.5 J Ray, Rodney & Courtney Davis, Mike Corley, Kelly Sponogle, Duane Fillingame,

Oct.
1

 9 4 11 1 2 27 SW 20 MPH / 80% / 45 Degrees 2.25 Dave Pollard

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

Observers Present

Oct.
2

 4 16 8 24 17 3 72

NW 10 MPH / 70% / 45 Degrees

7.25

 Bill Thomas, George Pence

Oct.
3

 1 1 3 2 6

S 5 MPH / 50Degrees

 3.75 John Kell, George Pence

Oct.
5

 2 2 1 39 5 4 8 4

65

NE 5-10 MPH / 70% / 57 Degrees

 7.25 Rodney & Carol Davis, Neil & Diana Sowards, Pat & Debbie Nash, George Pence, JRay Davis

Oct.
6

 2 50 9 10 12 1 84

-

 5 Vernon Blankenship, George Pence

Oct.
10

 1 1 4 1 7 SE 5 MPH / 85% / 68 Degrees 3.5 Duane Fillingame

Oct.
11

 0 Fog and Rain -

-

Oct.
12

 1 1 89 40 3 3 138

NW 10 MPH / 90% / 60's

 7.75 Duane Fillingame

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

Observers Present

Oct.
13

 1 44 17 1 13 5 1 82 N 5 MPH / 30% / 72 Degrees 6.25 Duane Fillingame, Vernon Blankenship

Oct.
15

 3 46 1 12 5 67 NW 30-40 / 20% / 48Degrees 6 Wendall Argabrite, Mike Griffith, Josh Lipton

Oct.
16

 3 1 1 1 *1 7 - 5 Bob Leftwich, Carol LaFon,
Hillary, Alice, Nathan, and Dustin Hersman

Oct.
17

 1 1 1 3 SE 5 MPH / 30% / 60 Degrees 2 Alex, Jack, Emily, Mandy, Ernie and Cheron

Oct.
18

 0 - 1

-

Oct.
19

 1 3 4 W 25 MPH / 5% / 50 Degrees 1 JoAnn Underwood, Elizabeth McCommon

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

Observers Present

Oct.
20

 1 7 3 2 13 NW 5 MPH / 30% / 65 Degrees 6 Duane Fillingame

Oct.
21

 1 12 2 1 16 NW 20 MPH / 90% / 63 Degrees 3.25 Carol LaFon

Oct.
25

 4 8 1 13 SW 8 MPH / 10% / 62 Degrees 4.5 Duane Fillingame

Oct.
26

 1 4 1 1 7 SSE 7 MPH / 90% / 60 Degrees 3.75 -

Oct.
28

 1 1  Very Windy / 42 Degrees 4 Jeff & Julie Taylor

Oct.
30

 3 1 4 60 Degrees 3.75 -

Nov.
01

 1 1 NW 5 MPH / 10% / 64 Degrees

2.25

 Rodney, Carol & Courtney Davis

Nov.
02

1

1

 Se 2 MPH / 5% / 72 Degrees

5.75

 Griffin, Jill, Jane & Matt Pritts, J Ray Davis

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

Observers Present

Nov.
03

3

1

4

 68 Degrees 3 Bill Thomas
Nov.
07

0

 NW 0-5 MPH / Fog / 47 Degrees 1 Jim Phillips
Nov.
08		    

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 NW 2-5 MPH / 0% 3.5