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2005 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.
20

        1           1   1.5  Katie & Jesse Fallon

Aug.
21

1

2 3 1       4   1     12  NW 5-15 mph / 20% / 70° 4  Rodney Davis

Aug.
28

1 2 1         1       5 E-2 mph / 60% / 79° 4.5  Mike Corley & Duane Fillingame

Sept.
02

2 2       1         5 West  / 35% / 78° 2.75  Shawn & Bobbie McClung

Sept.
03

1 4 3 1     6     2     17 N 4-9  mph / 0% / 70° 7  Duane Fillingame

Sept.
04

  1   1 3       15 1   1     22 N 2-5 mph / 50% / 78° 5.5  Duane Fillingame, Rodney Davis, Christine Valfor, Tim Sulser, Courtney 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.
05

  2     1 2 2   1 8             16 SE 1-3 mph / 80% / 68° 6  Duane Fillingame, Mark, Gina & Josh Morgan, Katrina & Austin Crouch

Sept.
06

1 1               3             5 SE 10-15 mph / 20% / 74° 3  

Sept.
07

1                               1 N 2-5 mph / 50% / 78° 3.5  J Ray Davis

Sept.
08

            4     1 1           6

8 mph / 0% / 70°

4 Bill Thomas

 Sept.
10

3       1 3       1     1       9 SE 2 mph / 80% / 73° 6 Duane Fillingame, Jim & Judy Phillips

Sept.
11

          1 2     52 3   2       60 SE 4 mph / 50% / 70° 5.75 Duane Fillingame, Katie & Jesse Fallon, Lisa Leslie

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.
12

4 2       1     1 31             39 E 2 mph / 0% / 69° 5.25 Duane Fillingame

Sept.
13

3         1 1     34     2       41 NW 3 mph / 10% / 67° 7 Jim Phillips, Duane Fillingame

Sept.
14

          1 2     12     1       16 N 2 mph / 90% / 75° 7 Duane Fillingame
Sept.
15
  1       2 4     111 1   1       120 N 2 mph / 10% / 71° 7 Duane Fillingame, Mike Corley, Nicky Fleshman, Linwell Booth

Sept.
16

4 1     1 5       24     3       38 NW 2 mph / 10% / 78° 7 Duane Fillingame, J Ray Davis, George Pence

Sept.
17

9 1       6 4 2 1 68     13       104 NW 4-6 mph / 60% / 69° 8 Mike Corley, Duane Fillingame, Josh Lipton, George Pence, Alan Rice, Linwell Booth, Nicky Fleshman

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

3 1       6 2   1 267     1       281 NW 4-5 mph / 10% / 69° 8 Duane Fillingame, Mike Corley, Mark Prosser, George Pence, Mark & Lisa Morgan, Dustin, Katrina Crowder

Sept.
19

3 1       6       61 1           72 SW 0-2 mph / 0% / 76° 7.5 Linwell Booth, Cindy & Dave Ellis, Kermit Stover, George Pence, Karen & J Ray Davis, Butch Hickman

Sept.
20

7 1       10 4   1 77 1   7     1 109 NW 5-7 mph / 80% / 72° 5.5 Jim Phillips, Mike Corley, Cindy & Dave Ellis, Mike Pettrey
Sept.
21
5         4 2     369     1       381 SE 2-5 mph / 50% / 76° 9.25 J Ray Davis, Josh Lipton, Cindy & Dave Ellis, Mike Corley, Carol & Steve Croy, Linwell Booth, Butch Hickman

Sept.
22

6 1     1 6       79     2       95 NW 2-5 mph / 0% / 80° 8 Peggy, Josh, Simon L., Todd

Sept.
23

6 1       14       123   1       1* 146 NW 5-10 mph / 60% / 76° 7.5 Linwell Booth, Mike Corley, J Ray Davis, James Kilbane, 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.
24

          5 1       1           7 SE 5-10 mph / 100% / 70° 5.75 Mike Corley, Rodney Davis, Jesse Boone, George Pence, Alan Rice, Wayne Rice

Sept.
25

Fog           Fog                   Fog      

Sept.
26

1         1       1             3 SE 5-10 mph / 100% / 68° 1.5  Jim Phillips

Sept.
27

1         5       22 2   1       31 N 5 mph / 60% / 66° 8  Kermit Stover, Mike Corley, George Pence

Sept.
28

1 1       2       46 5           53 SSE 15-20 mph / 30% / 60° 5 Kevin Black, Bill Thomas

Sept.
29

14 5     1 41 3     26 13   8       112 SW 10-15 mph / 60% / 60° 9.5  Mark D. Morgan, Mark A. Morgan, 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

Sept.
30

          2   1   2 4 1         10 E 15 mph / 2% / 55° 5  Duane Fillingame, Jim Knoop, Mike Banoff

Oct.
01

          2                     2 S 1-2 mph / 50% / 69° 3 Duane Fillingame

Oct.
02

  1       6 2     1 9   2     3 24 NW 0-1 mph / 20% / 68° 9.25 Rodney Davis, Duane Fillingame, Mark Morgan

Oct.
09

                                0 Fog 2  Jim & Judy Phillips, Jesse Anderson

Oct.
10

1 2 1     14 1     1 8           28 SE 2-3 mph / 100% / 66° 4  Jerry Davis

Oct.
13

    1     16 2       18   5 1     43 NW 5-10 mph / 80% / 60° 3.5  Rodney Davis, Tom & Ruth Iles, Sharon & Larry Kearns

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.
14

1 1       21 6       11         1* 41

NW 5-20 mph / 100% / 58°

3.5

 Rodney Davis, Stephen & Dawn Foehner

Oct.
16

1 1 1     33 5       3   4     4 52 N 18-20 mph / 5% / 50° 4  Jessie Boone, Josh Lipton, Mike Corley

Oct.
23

          26 9       1           36 NW 2-10 mph / 20% / 48° 4  Josh Lipton

Oct.
30

    1     2 3   1   20         1 28 NW 5-7 mph / 0% / 54° 7  David White, V. R. Ingleside

Oct.
31

        1 2 3   1   19   2   1   29 N 0-10 mph / 0% / 55° 3.5  Jim Phillips

Nov.
02

                    1           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

Observers Present

Nov.
07

  1         1       3           5 W 10-13 mph / 20% / 50° 2.25  Josh Lipton

Nov.
10

  1 4     3         12           19 NW 25-35 mph / 85% / 36° 4  Mike Griffith

Nov.
11

    6 1   3 2   1   23           36 NW 5-12 mph / 5% / 38° 4.5  Tom Wieboldt

Nov.
13

                                0 SW 10-15 mph / 40% / 68° 2.75  Wilson Rankin, Liz Alteri, Ben Hiltonsmith, Megan Flora


       

End Count

                     

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

77 33 14 1 8 265 70 3 8 1442 166 3 60 1 1 11

2161

Jim Phillips

215

<<Total Hours

*Sept. 23 - Goshawk
*Oct. 14 - Unidentified Falcon