
Since 1952, Hanging Rock has been a monitoring point
for hawk, eagle, falcon, and osprey migration along the birds'
eastern route.
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2011 Count Data posted through 12-03 |
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The totals for the January 7 eagle survey were 19 bald eagles (5 first year, 3 second year, 2 third year, 2 fourth year and 7 adult). One adult golden was also spotted. 38 people participated in 10 different locations on the New. Bluestone and Greenbrier rivers. The March survey is set for the 10th. |
Bald eagle and red-shouldered photos from Moncove Lake have been added to The Locals |
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Cynthia
Ellis of Red House, WV Submitted her
account of a presentation by
Trish Miller on her project to track golden eagle movements. She is
affiliated with
Powdermill Nature Reserve, and she is also collaborating with
Pittsburgh's
National Aviary for her study. On the aviary site you can view
maps of the tracking data. |
Rick Paulson submitted a
bald eagle and some great photos of a
red-shouldered hawk. Thanks.
Thanks also to Fred Mannocchi for submitting albino red-tail photos
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New
signs were erected by the forest service
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Planning your first trip to the tower? Here are some things you need to know. |
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History ... Brief history of Hanging Rock with articles written by George Hurley and Doug Wood |
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Counts ... Migration count data from 1959 to present. Record counts ... Daily and yearly record totals Count data comparison ... Gives peak of migration dates, earliest and latest sightings for each species and compares count data from 1974 through 2003
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Peters Mountain Roar |
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Comments ... Read
comments left by visitors, or, submit your own
Updated 01-08-2010 |
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e-mail ... Questions, suggestions, submissions |
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Links ... Links to sites of interest. Most recent link added: All Best Binoculars a non-profit website dedicated to helping people determine the best binoculars to meet their needs. |
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Directions to the Tower ... How to find us. Directions from Gap Mills, Waiteville and Rock Camp, West Virginia and from Paintbank and Blacksburg, Virginia
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| Miscellaneous Looking for something that used to be on the home page? It may have been moved here. |
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March 18, 2012 |