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2008 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. 17																	0	N 2-4 mph / 60% / 74°		2	Rodney Davis, Ted Davis, Ed and Judy Engel
Aug. 21																	0			1
Aug. 24		1					1										2	SE 0-2 mph / 70% / 75°		3.5	Jim & Judy Phillips, Rodney Davis
Aug. 25	1																1			1	Herman, Richard Tina Bailor, Dale Roger Perkins
Aug. 29																	0	SW 8-10 mph / 80% / 74°		2	Brian Hirt
Aug. 31	1	3															4	SE 3-7 mph / Hazy / 78°		2.5	Alan Rice, Rodney Davis, Daryl & Courtney Clemons, Cade and Liam
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. 01																	0			2	Betsy Reeder
Sept. 02																	2			2.5	Brian Hirt
Sept. 04	1								1	1			1				4			5	Jim Phillips, Bruce Robertson
Sept. 05						3											3			4.5	Brian Hirt, Bill Thomas
Sept. 07	3	3				6				13	2		2				29			6.75	Mark A. Morgan, Mark D. Morgan, Jim & Judy Phillips, Brian Hirt, Rodney Davis, Betsy Reeder, Shaun & Bobbi McClung
Sept. 10																	0	SE 3 mph / Hazy / 61°		5.25	Jim Phillips, Bill Thomas
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	1	1			1	4				11					1		19	W 10 mph / 50% / 70°		5.5	Brian Hirt, Mark D. Morgan, Mark A. Morgan
Sept. 14	1	1				10		1	1	17	1	2					35	SE 0-5 mph / 40% / 76°		6	Bob Baker, Jim & Judy Phillips, Alan Rice
Sept. 15		5			1	10				100			5				121	NW 10 mph / 80% / 65°		8	Duane Fillingame, Vernon Blankenship, Rickie Blankenship, Brian Hirt, George Pence
Sept. 16	3	1				1	2		1	214							222	S 4 mph / 80% / 62°		9	Kermit Stover, Duane Fillingame, Cindy Ellis, David Ellis, Todd West
Sept. 17	3	6			1	15	1			855			5				875	NW 2 mph / 80% / 66°		8	Bob Baker, Cindy Ellis, David Ellis, Jim Phillips, Duane Fillingame, Jesse & Iris Anderson, David Anderson, Linwell Booth, Sandy & Todd Fenstermacher
Sept. 18	3	1				5				261			4				274	NW 1 mph / 20% / 65°		7.25	Jesse Anderson, Cindy Ellis, David Ellis, Duane Fillingame, Kermit Stover
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. 19						3				147							150	E 6-12 mph / 100% / 61°		4	Kermit Stover, Mark Morgan, Duane Fillingame, Brian Hirt, George Pence, Kevin, Dale
Sept. 20	4	1				8	2		1	540	1		3				560	NE 0-10 mph / 20% / 62°		9.5	Duane Fillingame, Kermit Stover, Brian Hirt, Rebecca Bebout, Jim & Judy Phillips, Steve & Carol Croy, Rodney Davis
Sept. 21	1	3			1	5	3			21							34			8.75	Brian Hirt, Bob Baker, George Pence, Mike Corley, Jesse Boone, Shawn & Bobbi McClung
Sept. 22	1				1		1			12	1						16			4.75	Brian Hirt, Jesse Anderson, Linwell Booth
Sept. 23	1	1			1	4						1					8			6	Bill Thomas, Kermit Stover, Vernon Blankenship
Sept. 24		1								1	2		1				5			7	Linwell Booth, S. Sanford
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. 25						3					4		1				8			8	Bill Thomas, Brian Hirt, Vernon Blankenship
Sept. 28		1				13	3			1			2		1		21			6	Betsy Reeder, Debbie Nash, Judy Phillips, Tom Nash
Oct. 01					2	14											16	NW 10-15 mph / 80% / 50°		5.5	Bill Thomas
Oct. 02	1	3				24	2			1	14		18		1		64	W 30 mph / 30% / 50°		7	Vernon Blankenship, Alvin Blankenship, Simon
Oct. 03		2				3							7				12			2.25	Brian Waters, Jack Waters
Oct. 04					3	5	1				2					1*	12			6	Ray Danner. 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
Oct. 05		1				27	4			18	1	8	3				62			8	Betsy Reeder, Brian Hirt, Debbie Nash, Tom Nash, Merilyn Fleshman
Oct. 06					1	6	8			2		2	1				20			3.25	Lynne Hash, Travis Hasid
Oct. 12																1*	1			1.5	Brian Hirt
Oct. 18						11	1										12	NW 4 mph / 99% / 42°		3.5	Josh Lipton, Brian Hirt
Oct. 19						2					2						4	NW 0-1 mph / 0% / 42°		3
Oct. 21						3					3		1				7	NW 10-25 mph / 10% / 46°		7	Rodney 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
Oct. 22		1		1	1	7	2	1			5	1			1		20	NW 8-10 mph / 0% / 42°		8	Tom Wieboldt, Ryan Mays
Oct. 26						3					2						5	NW 8-10 mph / 20% / 42°		2	Brian Hirt
Oct. 31																	0	W 2-3 mph / 0% / 60°		2	Brian Hirt
Nov. 02											2						2	SE 5-7 mph / 20% / 59°		2	Rodney Davis, Betsy Reeder
Nov. 03			1		1						4						6			2	Jim Phillips
Nov. 08			2		1						2						5	NW  / 90% / 45°		5.5	Ryan Mays, Tom Wieboldt
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. 09											2						2	W 5-10 mph / 100% / 32°		2.75	Rodney Davis, Betsy Reeder, Rhonda Ford, Cynthia Lenhart
Nov. 10			2								9						11			4.5	Cindy Ellis, David Ellis
Nov. 16											2						2			1.75	Betsy Reeder
Nov. 19											32						32			1.75	Jim Phillips
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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
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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	25	36	5	1	15	195	30	2	4	2215	50	14	54		4	2	2688	Jim Phillips		220.25	<<Total Hours