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2009 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.
23

1

     

5

         

6

7 mph / 90% / 70°

5.5

Duane Fillingame, Rodney Davis

Aug.
28

 

                    0 NNW 7 mph / 90% / 80° 4.75 Duane Fillingame

Aug.
29

                    0 NW 7-10 mph / 95% / 68° .5 Rodney Davis

Aug.
30

3 1   1     3 3         11  

4

Gina Morgan, J. Hunter, Mark Morgan

Sept.
01

                   

0

  3 Jim Phillips

Sept.
02

1

                       

1

  6 Mark G. Morgan, Mark D. Morgan

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.
06

         

3

                   

3

 

6.75

Duane Fillingame, Bob Baker, Jim & Judy Phillips

Sept.
08

          4                     4

NW 5 mph / 60% / 68°

3.5

Bill Thomas

Sept.
09

  2                             6

NW  / 90% / 65°

6

Mark G. Morgan, Mark D. Morgan

Sept.
11

1 3       9       107 12           132

N 5 mph / 30% / 60°

7

 Jesse & Iris Anderson, Brian Hirt, Linwell Booth, David White

 Sept.
12

2 5     1 18   5 3 116     3   1 1* 155 NW 7-10 mph / 10% / 58° 8.75

Bob Baker, Betsy Reeder, Brian Hirt

Sept.
13

  1   1   2 1     42             47 NW 7-10 mph / 10% / 58°   Bob Baker, Rodney Davis, Sharon Kearns, Alan Rice

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.
14

  1     1 5       212         1   220   6.5

 Duane Fillingame

Sept.
15

2 4       5 2     88     1       102   8

 Bob Baker, Cindy & David Ellis, Duane Fillingame, Jim Phillips, Brian & Jack Waters, George Pence, Bev & Chuck Wright

Sept.
16

2         1       5             8   6.75

Mark G. Morgan, Mark D. Morgan, Duane Fillingame, Cindy & David Ellis

Sept.
17
1           1     28             30   7.25

Cindy & David Ellis, George Pence

Sept.
18

1         1       58             60   9.25

Bob Baker, George Pence, Linwell Booth, Simon Lollis

Sept.
19

10 3       5       751           1* 770   9.25

 Bob Baker, Tom Wieboldt, Kermit Stover, Wilson Rankin, Simon Lollis, Mike Corley, Jesse Boone, Jerry & Karen Davis, George Pence, Carol & Steve Croy, Linwell Booth, Marilyn 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.
20

    Fog       Fog       Fog           0   2.5

 Pat & Debbie Nash, Rodney Davis, Jim & Judy Phillips, Riley

Sept.
21

    RAIN       RAIN       RAIN                  

Sept.
22

                                0   1.5  Jesse Anderson, Jim Phillips, Robert Diane & Clarice Gladney, Dale Huff
Sept.
23
2       1 2     1 220     2   1   229   7.75  Mark G. Morgan, Mark D. Morgan, Josh Lipton, Brian Hirt, Shaun & Bobbi McClung

Sept.
24

          21       47 4   1       73   5.5  Bill Thomas, Linwell Booth

Sept.
25

    RAIN       RAIN       RAIN                  

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.
26

    RAIN       RAIN       RAIN                  

Sept.
27

4 2       30 3     95 1   5 1 2   143   9.5  Rodney Davis, Bob Baker, Alan Rice, Shaun & Bobbi McClung, Brian Hirt

Sept.
28

3 12     2 4 1     15 5   7   1   50   6 Mike Allen, Ricky Blankenship, Vernon Blankenship

Sept.
29

2 13       21 3     100     1   2   142  

8

 Josh Lipton, Mike Griffith, Vernon Blankenship, Ricky Blankenship

Sept.
30

1 1       16       42 2   1   6   69   4.75  Bill Thomas

Oct.
01

        2 10 1 1   27     3     1* 45   7.25  Bob Baker, Tricia Lathy

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.
02

                  3             3   2  Brian Hirt

Oct.
03

          2 2                   4   2  Josh Lipton

Oct.
04

2 4       82 32     9     13   1   143 NW 10-20 mph / 80% / 52° 6  Josh Lipton, Duncan Hollar

Oct.
07

1 13       36 14     2 4 3 6       79   6  Bill Thomas, Josh Lipton, Natan Harel

Oct.
09

          2                     2   1.5  Brian Hirt, Kevin Hazelwood

Oct.
10

          1                     1   2  

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.
11

                          1     1   1  

Oct.
12

                                0   1  Jim Phillips

Oct.
18

  2       1                     3   2  Josh Lipton

Oct.
22

              1               3* 4   2  Jerry Young, Kenny Eanes

Oct.
23

              2                 2   1  Brenda Thompson, David Oliverio

Oct.
25

1 2       14     4   1           22 NW 2-3 mph / 30% / 55° 6  Brian Hirt, Josh Lipton, Natan Harel, Simon Lollis

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.
01

    1     1               1     3 Fog 3  Rodney Davis, Josh Lipton

Nov.
03

    4   1 3 3   1   63   1       76   5  Josh Lipton

Nov.
04

    2   1 1         13           17   4.5  Jim Phillips

Nov.
05

  2 5     1 3       44           55   4  Josh Lipton

Nov.
06

            1   1   26           28   3  Brian Hirt

Nov.
10

                                0   2.5  Jim Phillips

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.
13

    2     1     2   18           23   2  Brian Hirt, Tom Wieboldt
Nov.
15
    4           1   9           14   4  Brian Hirt
Nov.
16
    9       1       25           35   3.75  Jim Phillips
Nov.
20
    1     2 1   1   11           16   3  Brian Hirt
Nov.
21
                    2           2   2.5  Brian Hirt
Nov.
28
            1                   1   2  Josh Lipton
Nov.
29
                                0   3.75  Rodney Davis
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

39

71

28

1

9

304

71

3

14

1875

243

3

44

3

15

6

2839

Jim Phillips

232

<<Total Hours

* Sept. 12 - Unidentified Falcon

* Sept. 19 - Unidentified Falcon

* Oct. 1 - Unidentified Falcon

* Oct. 22 - Unidentified Falcons