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2011 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. 19						2											2			1	Jim & Judy Phillips
Aug. 20																	0	NW 1 mph / 10% / 72°		4	Rodney Davis, Sharyn Ogden
Aug. 27						2	1			6	2						11	N gusty / 100% / 69°		6	Sharyn Ogden
Aug. 28		2					1	1		5			5				14	NW 8-12 mph / 50% / 62°		6.75	Rodney Davis, Sharyn Ogden
Sept. 01		2				3				9							14	NW 3 mph / 30% / 75°		3	Jim Phillips, Jesse Anderson
Sept. 03						1				7							8	NW 2-4 mph / 10% / 73°		5.25	Rodney Davis, Sharyn Ogden, Duane Fillingame
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. 04	1	1				1							1				4	SE / 60% / 75°		2.5	Rich & Whit Bailey
Sept. 07						1							1				2	SE 5 mph / 100% / 61°		6	Mark Morgan, Bill Thomas
Sept. 09	1	1				1				6							9	N 0-3 mph / 60% / 62°		5	Jim Phillips, Brian Hirt
Sept. 10	1	5				6	1			39			4				56	NW 5-8 mph / 50% / 66°		8.25	Rodney Davis, Sharyn Ogden, Brian Hirt, Alan Rice
Sept. 11	1	2				1	1	1		8			1				15			6.25	Duane Fillingame, Rodney Davis,  Brian Hirt, Alan Rice, Bob Baker, Mark Morgan, Matt Orsie
Sept. 14				3						21			2	1	1		28			2	Cheryl Craig, Ed Monroe, Joel Craig, Lois Monroe
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. 15																	0			4.25	Bill Thomas, Jim Phillips
Sept. 16	1	4				7				303							315	SE 5-10 mph /  50°		7.25	Duane Fillingame, Mark Morgan, Josh Lipton, Linwell Booth
Sept. 17		5				1				211							217	SE 5-7 mph / 100% / 46°		9	Duane Fillingame, Sharyn Ogden, Linwell Booth, Simon Lollis
Sept. 18		13				1			1	292	3						310	SE 5-7 mph / 100% / 46°		12.25	Duane Fillingame, Sharyn Ogden, Rodney Davis, Jim & Judy Phillips, Nathan Wygal, Wilson Rankin, Liz Altieri, Bob Baker, Vernon Blankenship
Sept. 19													1				1	SE 5-8 mph / 100% / 51°		8.5	Jim Phillips, Rich Bailey, Linwell Booth, Brian Hirt, Bill Thomas, Katy Miller
Sept. 20	2	2			1	1				161			1				168	SW 5 mph / 70% / 65°		6	Brenda McClung, Kermit Stover, Duane Fillingame, Beth Holman
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. 21																	0	Fog and Rain / 58°		4	Mark Morgan
Sept. 22	3	5				15	2			709			3				737	NW 2 mph / 80% / 70°		7.25	Duane Fillingame, Bill Thomas, Wally Grant
Sept. 24						7	2			145							154	SE 5-7 mph / 100% / 57°		5.5	Sharyn Ogden, Duane Fillingame, Rodney Davis
Sept. 25	1	1				3				2	1						8	S 5-8 mph / 100% / 64°		7	Katy Miller, Shawn & Bobbi McClung, Sharon Ogden
Sept. 26							1		1	118		2					122	SE 7-8 mph / 100% / 66°		5.5	Cindy Ellis, David Ellis
Sept. 27	1	3			2	8	3		1	415					1	1*	434	SW 3-4 mph / 45% / 70°		6.5	Cindy Ellis, David Ellis
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. 28	1					6	2			350	3		5				367	N to S 3 mph / 85% / 66°		7	Cindy Ellis, David Ellis, Vernon Blankenship, Ricky Blankenship
Sept. 29		7				40	5			36						5*	93	W 7 mph / 75% / 58°		6.75	Bill Thomas. Doug Tolbert
Sept. 30	2	6				14	1			25	9		9		5		71	SE 5-10 mph / 45°		6	Spencer Arnold, Vernon Blankenship, Ricky Blankenship, Josh Lipton
Oct. 01						15	1			8	2		5				31	NW 9-17 mph / 100% / 37°		6	Sharyn Ogden, Vernon Blankenship, Ricky Blankenship
Oct. 02	2	2		2		9	2			4	1	1				2*	25			6.25	Sharyn Ogden, Rodney Davis, Vernon Blankenship, Ricky Blankenship
Oct. 03	1	1			1	12	1			2	1					1*	20	NW 5-10 mph / 100% / 45°		6.75	Bill Thomas, Rickie Blankenship
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. 04		9				25	11			6	17		5		1		74	NW 5-10 mph / 95% / 46°		8	B. Opengari, H. Ratliff, Vernon & Rickie Blankenship
Oct. 05	1	5			2	26	3			80	10						127			6	David White, Dan Bielear
Oct. 06	4	2				2					2						10			3	David & Jeanie Hypes
Oct. 07		2				9				2	1		1				15	NW 0-3 mph / 0% / 73°		6	Sharyn Ogden
Oct. 08		2			1	6	1			1			3			1*	15	SE 5-10 mph / 0% / 63°		8	Sharyn Ogden, Rodney Davis, Betsy Reeder
Oct. 09		1			1	1	4				45		1	1			54			4	Bill Hilton jr., Lynn & Dave Pollard
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. 14	1	1				34	2				3		4	1	2		48	W 10-20 mph / 50% / 50°		6.5	Rodney Davis, Bill Thomas, Duane Fillingame, Josh Lipton, Wilson Rankin, Brian Hirt
Oct. 16						13					2		2				17	W 4-8 mph / 0% / 60°		6.25	Sharyn Ogden, Mike Allen
Oct. 21		3	1			81	8		1		5		3	1	1		104	NW 5-10 mph / 50% / 41°		7.5	Sharyn Ogden, Rodney Davis, Duane Fillingame
Oct. 22		2				19	2				11		1				35	NW 3-6 mph / 0% / 44°		7	Sharyn Ogden, Brian Hirt
Oct. 23						4	1				5						10	W 1-2 mph / 50% / 54°		3.5	Brian Hirt
Oct. 24		1															1			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	Observers Present
Oct. 25										1							1			1	Rachel Johnson
Oct. 26		1				16	5				2		1				25	W 4-8 mph / 95% / 57°		5	Bill Thomas
Oct. 29		2	1			4	1				11		1				20	NW 5-15 mph / 95% / 30°		5.25	Sharyn Ogden
Oct. 30						4					5			1			10	NW 3-6 mph / 5% / 34°		4.5	Ron Philpott, Sharyn Ogden, Rodney Davis
Nov. 01			1			1					3						5	NW 3 mph / 0% / 41°		4	Wilson Rankin
Nov. 02							1		1		8						10	NW 0-3 mph / 5% / 49°		5.75	Jim Phillips, Hilarie Jones
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. 03		1									7						8	E 5-7 mph / 40% / 55°		4.5	Bill Thomas
Nov. 05		2	1								23						26	SE 4-7 mph / 0% / 40°		8.5	Tom Wieboldt, Wilson Rankin. Sharyn Ogden, Rodney Davis
Nov. 06						1					14						15			4.25	Sharyn Ogden, Brian Hirt
Nov. 07		2	4				1				16		1				24			3.5	Jim Phillips
Nov. 09											5						5	SE 6-10 mph / 5% / 52°		3.75	Rodney Davis, Jim Phillips
Nov. 10							1				10						11	NW 7-15 mph / 100% / 36°		4	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
Nov. 11		3	2			1		1			7					1*	15	NW 6-10 mph / 30% / 32°		6.5	Tom Wieboldt, Wilson Rankin
Nov. 12											8						8	W 8-10 mph / 0% / 48°		5.75	Rodney Davis, Sharyn Ogden, Betsy Reeder
Nov. 18											2						2	SW 2-4 mph / 0% / 35°		4	Sharyn Ogden, Brian Hirt
Nov. 19			1								5						6	SW 2-5 mph / 30% / 48°		4	Sharyn Ogden
Nov. 20		1									1						2	W 3-8 mph / 80% / 58°		3.5	Sharyn Ogden
Dec. 2		3	1				1				3						8	W 3-5 mph / 10% / 38°		4.5	Wilson Rankin, Jim Phillips
Dec. 3		4	3								12						19	W 3-8 mph / 80% / 58°		4.25	Sharyn Ogden
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	24	109	15	5	8	404	66	3	4	2972	265	3	61	5	11	11	3966	Jim Phillips		327.25	<<Total Hours