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1999 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.
21

1

1

1

3

SE 5 / 50%
71°

1

Aug.
23

0

FOG

1

Aug.
29

1

10

1

15

1

1

29

N 5-10 / 65%
67°

4.5

Aug.
30

1

2

1

4

N 10-15 / 5%
63°

4

Aug.
31

1

12

2

15

CALM / 10%
70°

1.75

Sept.
2

1

1

2

W 0-2 / CLEAR
70°

1

Sept.
4

2

1

2

1

6

N 0-2 / 60%
72°

3

Sept.
7

1

1

FOG

5.75

Sept.
8

1

1

1

3

W 0-5 /1 0%
75°

7.5

Sept.
9

1

1

3

1

17

2

25

SE 5-10 / 100%
70°

5

Sept.
10

12

5

22

4

12

55

NW 10-15 / 10%
59°

7.5

Sept.
11

1

3

3

67

2

4

80

NW 8-15 / 20%
64°

9

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.
12

2

3

1

24

2

1

33

S 5 / 20%
70°

9

Sept.
14

1

8

9

CALM / 70%
65°

2.5

Sept.
15

1

1

FOG

4

Sept.
16

1

1

2

3

3

10

N 10 / 40%
50°

5.5

Sept.
17

8

1

10

3

1

121

5

16

165

NNW 10-25 / 10%
54°

8.5

Sept.
18

2

1

1

3

165

1

1

174

SE 5-10 / 80%
65°

8

Sept.
19

3

1

2

3

200

209

NE 0-10 / 80%
70°

9

Sept.
20

8

1

1

1

3

199

3

1

1

218

NW 0-5 / 75%
70°

8.75

Sept.
22

3

4

1

1

12

8

1510

2

4

1545

NE 20-30 / 5%
50°

8.75

Sept.
23

2

4

2

70

1

1

80

W 0-5 / 0%
60°

8.5

Sept.
24

1

1

1

8

11

NE 0-5 / 0%
64°

3.5

Sept.
25

5

1

52

4

1

63

NW 5-15 / 0%
66°

6

Sept.
26

9

1

67

8

1

86

S 10 / 40%
75°

6.5

Sept.
30

5

4

1

64

19

1

104

5

16

2

221

NW 10-30 / 25%
48°

8

Oct.
1

13

3

1

17

NW 5-10 / 5%
51°

6.5

Oct.
2

13

7

4

8

3

35

SE 5 / 30%
65°

7.75

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

Oct.
3

1

1

12

1

1

16

SE 15-30 / 20%
70°

3.5

Oct.
5

1

66

6

1

8

1

83

NW 5-15 / 90%
50°

7

Oct.
6

14

1

13

2

30

N/A

1

Oct.
16

1

1

2

2

6

SE 10-25 / 10%
55°

5

Oct.
18

1

7

1

29

3

35

1

77

N 10-35 / 25%
44°

5.5

Oct.
21

1

2

3

FOG

1.25

Oct.
22

1

6

9

16

N 10-15 / 50%
50°

4

Nov.
7

2

1

55

2

60

NE 20-25 / 0%
50°

4

Nov.
15

7

4

2

51

64

NW 20-30 / 0%
34°

4

Dec.
13

0

CALM / 100%
48°

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

38

24

15

0

11

288

70

1

4

2701

202

11

80

3

6

1

3455

J Ray Davis

198

Other birds: Sept. 4 - Lots of different swallows; Sept. 23 - Unid. Falcon;
Sept. 24 - Red-Headed Woodpecker; Sept. 25 - Cedar Waxwings;
Nov. 15 - Evening Grosbeaks / 1 Loon / 15 Snow Geese together / 66 Ravens together

Notes:
Aug. 29 - Sandy Fenstermacher recorded her first Bald Eagle
Sept. 9 - Sighted 6 Military Transport Planes and 8 Fighter Planes
Sept. 21 - Rain cost us a large count day
Sept. 22 - After rain day on the 21st, 781 Broad-Winged Hawks reported before 10:00 am
Sept. 22 - Also sighted 27 Gliders / 3 Helicopters / 2 Fighter Planes