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1998 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

 
Other

 
Total

 
Weather
Wind/Clouds/Temp

 
Hours

Aug.
18

1

1

NW 20 / 60%
65°

1.25

Aug.
30

1

1

1

3

SE 5 / 60%
72°

.75

Sept.
1

6

6

SE 5-10 / 100%
70°

3.75

Sept.
3

0

S 5-10 / 100%
70°

3

Sept.
4

1

2

4

7

NW 10 / 20%
68°

3.5

Sept.
6

2

1

65

1

69

NW 5-10 / 5-15%
85°

5

Sept.
7

6

1

1

6

14

NW 5-15 / 70%
80°

7

Sept.
8

3

10

13

NW 10 / 20%
68°

6

Sept.
9

2

1

26

29

NW 10-15 / 0%
55°

7

Sept.
10

1

2

2

154

5

3

4

171

NW 10-20 / 0%
62°

7.5

Sept.
11

2

1

5

3

90

2

4

107

NW 5 / 0%
67°

7

Sept.
12

1

1

3

4

2

356

3

2

372

NW 5-10 / 0%
80°

7.5

 
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

 
Other

 
Total

 
Weather
Wind/Clouds/Temp

 
Hours

Sept.
13

3

1

3

111

3

1

122

NW 2-10 / 0%
85°

7.5

Sept.
14

1

1

3

84

4

3

96

SE 5 / 15%
88°

6.25

Sept.
15

2

2

2

1

25

1

33

NW 5 / 15%
84°

9.75

Sept.
16

7

79

86

NW 5 / 40%
74°

6.5

Sept.
17

1

1

267

1

270

N 5 / 80%
78°

7.75

Sept.
18

3

1

1

99

2

1

107

SE 5-25 / 100%
Fog / 74°

10.5

Sept.
19

1

1

3

32

37

SE 5-15 / Hazy
76°

8.25

Sept.
20

3

3

8

5

1

1037

1

1

1

1060

NE 0-3 / Hazy
78°

3.25

Sept.
21

1

2

8

1

150

1

163

NW 10 / 100%
Rain / 74°

1

Sept.
22

3

1

52

9

41

1

17

2

126

NW 15 / 100%
Rain / 66°

9

Sept.
23

1

17

1

2

109

2

7

139

W 0-5 / 10-30%
56°

9.5

Sept.
24

3

1

4

33

1

42

SE 10-20 / 30%
n/a

2

Sept.
25

1

43

2

35

81

NW 10-15 / Hazy
53°

1.5

Sept.
26

1

1

1

18

2

1

2

28

NW 0-5 / 10%
69°

9.5

Sept.
27

2

1

20

2

41

1

3

70

N/A

3

Oct.
1

2

1

47

3

2

3

10

68

NW 15-25 / 80%
60°

5

 
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

 
Other

 
Total

 
Weather
Wind/Clouds/Temp

 

Hours

Oct.
3

1

9

3

1

1

2

2

19

SE 20-35 / 80%
61°

4

Oct.
4

1

1

2

S 5 / 70%
68°

5.5

Oct.
10

3

1

4

2

10

NE 20 / 50%
50°

5.5

Oct.
11

21

5

4

1

2

1

34

NW 12-16 / 0%
69°

3

Oct.
15

1

19

1

3

24

NW 10-15 / 0%
43°

3

Oct.
16

3

2

5

NW 1-3 / 0%
62°

1.25

Oct.
17

6

6

SW 0-5 / Hazy
70°

3.75

Oct.
25

9

4

1

14

SW 15 / 80%
58°

3

Nov.
1

1

4

3

8

SW 10 / Hazy
55°

4

Nov.
7

1

1

SW 5-10 / 50%
47°

2

Nov.
12

2

2

4

SW 10 / 60%
49°

3

Nov.
14

0

Hazy

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

 
Other

 
Total

 
Weather
Wind/Clouds/Temp

 
Hours

Nov.
22

0

Fog

1

Dec.
13

3

1

4

SW 15 / Hazy
48°

3

Totals

41

8

2

0

13

307

60

8

7

2882

43

8

63

8

1

3451

J Ray Davis

210.5

Other birds: Sept. 20 - Unid. Falcon

Notes: Very few kettles seen this year (El Nino ??).
Less than 10 birds recorded in 122 of the 210 total hours.
From Sept. 9 -13 there were no clouds making it difficult to see birds.
Rain in our area on Sept. 21 & 22 (peak count days) diverted birds to other mountain ranges.