Date: 9/22/25 4:29 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (22 Sep 2025) 172 Raptors
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Kempton, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 2 2
Turkey Vulture 0 26 27
Unknown Vulture 0 0 0
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
Osprey 2 92 129
Bald Eagle 10 104 161
Northern Harrier 0 31 36
Sharp-shinned Hawk 25 261 273
Cooper's Hawk 1 58 68
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Unknown Accipitrine 0 2 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 3 4
Broad-winged Hawk 128 8552 8667
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 24 65
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 3 85 98
Merlin 1 24 25
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 4
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Raptor 0 8 9

Total: 172 9277 9574
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 10.75 hours

Compiler: Matt Wlasniewski

Counters: Kylie Magnus, Seth Benz

Visitors:
137


Weather:
Overcast with a fairly consistent cloud ceiling limiting lift potential.
Light south winds throughout the day 1-5mph kept migrants low.

Raptor Observations:
Great looks at two young bald eagle interacting on slope of 1. Nice liftoff
of broad-winged hawk starting after 9est.

Non-raptor Observations:
black-throated blue warbler, blue jay, cedar waxwing, tree swallow, barred
owl.

Predictions:
Partly sunny with a high of 81, calm wind becoming SW in afternoon. Showers
can be expected to slow migration during the next couple days.
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Report submitted by Laurie Goodrich (<goodrich...>)
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary information may be found at:
http://www.hawkmountain.org/


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