Date: 11/10/24 5:49 am From: James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...> Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - East River Mountain Overlook, Mercer County, WV, Nov 9, 2024
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Subject: eBird Report - East River Mountain Overlook, Mercer County, WV,
Nov 9, 2024
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East River Mountain Overlook, Mercer County, WV, Mercer, West Virginia, US
Nov 9, 2024 11:15 AM - 2:15 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: unofficial hawk watch - SE wind 7-12 mph, 20-80%
cloud cover and 55-59 degrees
13 species
Black Vulture 7
Turkey Vulture 21 8 were probably residents
Golden Eagle 4 3 adults, 1 immature
Bald Eagle 11 4 adults, 7 immatures
these birds migrate at this time of the year
they were counted in ones or twos as they followed the ridge
Hanging Rock Tower about 50 miles up ridge had 16 on the 8th (the day
before this count). It makes sense that some of these birds could be the
same birds they had.
Red-tailed Hawk 24 1 was probably a resident
these birds migrate this time of the year
they were counted in ones or twos as they passed following the ridge
Hanging Rock Tower, about 50 miles up ridge had 29 0n the 8th (the day
before this count). It makes sense that some of these birds could be the
same birds they had.
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 8
Common Raven 4
Carolina Wren 1
Cedar Waxwing 18
American Goldfinch 1
Dark-eyed Junco 1
