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Date: 9/12/25 4:29 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Route 183 (12 Sep 2025) 725 Raptors
Route 183 Bethel, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 12, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 6 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 11 18 Bald Eagle 9 50 64 Northern Harrier 0 2 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 42 46 Cooper's Hawk 3 7 10 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 2 Broad-winged Hawk 697 845 877 Red-tailed Hawk 3 15 27 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 2 6 9 Merlin 1 3 3 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Accipitrine 0 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 3 4 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 3 3 Total: 725 990 1075 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 10.5 hours Official Counter: Emily Sandly Observers: Ed Barrell, Scott Fisher Visitors: 1 visitor Weather: Clear, sunny, and no cloud cover until midday when clouds began to roll in. Winds started out of the north and moved to the northeast, and by later in the afternoon shifted to the southeast Raptor Observations: The first hour was quiet, and into the second and third hour was an eruption of movement. BWHAs began kettling in the southern end of the lookout and eventually developed a flight line. Several kettles were seen directly across from the lookout, continuing into the southern gap. By mid-afternoon. Adult BAEA 0927 2nd-year BAEA 0931 Imm. BAEA 1007 Unknown age BAEA 1014 Adult BAEA 1019 4th-year BAEA 1142 2nd-year BAEA Adult BAEA 1458 Imm. BAEA 1614 Several kettles of local TUVUs and BLVUs Non-raptor Observations: Mourning dove, chimney swift, ruby-throated hummingbird (8), red-bellied woodpecker, hairy woodpecker, eastern wood-pewee, blue-headed vireo, Philadelphia vireo, red-eyed vireo, yellow-throated vireo, common raven, blue jay, Carolina wren, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, Carolina chickadee, black-capped chickadee, American robin, Tennessee warbler, northern parula, chestnut-sided warbler, magnolia warbler, Cape May warbler, black-throated blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, yellow-rumped warbler, blackpoll warbler, black and white warbler, American redstart, common yellowthroat, ORANGE-CROWNED warbler* (1), Canada warbler, eastern towhee, scarlet tanager, American goldfinch, northern cardinal, gray catbird, house wren Predictions: Hopefully more BWHA movement! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Kittatinny counter/l goodrich (<goodrich...>) More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=431

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