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Date: 9/13/25 7:09 pm From: Hawkcount.org reports <reports...> Subject: Jacks Mountain (13 Sep 2025) 918 Raptors
Jacks Mountain Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 13, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 2 10 14 Bald Eagle 5 30 40 Northern Harrier 2 3 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 4 6 Cooper's Hawk 1 9 10 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 3 3 Broad-winged Hawk 898 2512 2516 Red-tailed Hawk 4 24 25 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 3 3 Merlin 0 2 2 Peregrine Falcon 1 2 2 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 2 Black Vulture 0 4 4 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Total: 918 2608 2630 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Cindy Bickel, Darrell Smith Observers: Darrell Smith, Jay Zook, Jen Lee, Ken Tucker, Phil Park Visitors: JoAnn (Peachey) along with her husband and friends from South Carolina came up to the overlook, Mary Krupa from Shawver's Creek visited for over an hour and helped with spotting migrators. Amos Swaray & Leroy Kanagy arrived at 9 am with scopes & binoculars and stayed until 2 pm. They were invaluable help when counting Broad-wings. Jay Zook joined us for awhile in the afternoon. Weather: Clear blue skies for most of the day with winds mainly from the SE. Clouds finally started to arrive in late afternoon. Raptor Observations: Another wonderful day for Broad-wing hawks, with a nice mix of other flyers. Local Turkey and Black Vultures, several local Adult Bald Eagles and Red-tails. Non-raptor Observations: 40 Butterflies, Cedar Waxwings, Ravens, Piliated Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, 1 Hummingbird, Red-Breasted Nuthatch, Chickadee, Gold Finch, and a House Finch. (Thanks Jen!) ======================================================================== Report submitted by Darrell Smith (<oleagleye...>) Jacks Mountain information may be found at: https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Fjacksmountainhawkwatch%2Fhome&data=05%7C02%<7CScbirdcl...>%7C03772672acf14664558808ddf333c698%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C638934125890663387%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=X1yuYp4O4H11kT0Qx%2BV2KtWdJYevzkBgAbQST3x3V%2Bg%3D&reserved=0 More site information at hawkcount.org: https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhawkcount.org%2Fsiteinfo.php%3Frsite%3D104&data=05%7C02%<7CScbirdcl...>%7C03772672acf14664558808ddf333c698%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C638934125890671776%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vk9XNSdNvwjeuoY%2BJDQxU6jX8z4%2BsfaKqSMFP3L74XI%3D&reserved=0

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