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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

Nov.
00

                                       

Nov.
00

                                       

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.
00

                                       
Nov.
00
                                       
Nov.
00
                                       
Nov.
00
                                       
Nov.
00
                                       

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

* Oct 4 & Oct. 12  - Unidentified falcon