Schaefer Little Hawk MK1 Wind Indicator f/Dinghies Up to 6M

It works great! I have mine mounted to the bow pulpit so that I'm not craning my neck all the time to see it and it keeps my eyes where they should be: on the water around me.

built very good

This is a really tiny Windvane about 5 inches wide by about 11 inches tall. It came with no instructions, so it took me a while to figure out I had to push the orange vane down on the little retaining ring before it would work other than that size being extremely small it does seem to work. I thought it was a much bigger.

I use this item as a wind indicator for long-distance target shooting (see photo and video). The Hawk is very responsive to wind direction, particularly in light and subtle weather conditions. I obtain accurate wind direction (in degrees) with the Hawk mounted on my wooden base and collect accurate wind speed with my anemometer. Please note: the wooden base and anemometer do not come with the Hawk. You must exercise care when packaging, transporting, and storing the Hawk because it appears to be somewhat fragile.

Put this on a stump 30 yards in front of my deer blind hoping it would last through a season. That was two seasons ago and two Michigan winters. Show it to friends and several of us have them. They detect the slightest changes

I bought this so I could see wind direction all year long. It worked great until it froze up solid in the winter. No movement at all. If you’re only using it in warm weather it works great. But I need it all year round so 2 stars.

It’s just a simple thing that I can always see through the glass doors from my desk, but it appears to be made to last unless abused somehow and I really like seeing it moving around. Little spinning cups below it somehow to judge wind speed would be a nice addition.

I bought this to gauge wind direction in an open area while hunting. It does that, but this thing is tiny. I have to use magnifying optics at 200 yards to see it.