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Date: 9/23/25 2:14 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (23 Sep 2025) 108 Raptors
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Kempton, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 2 2 Turkey Vulture 0 26 27 Unknown Vulture 0 0 0 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Osprey 5 98 135 Bald Eagle 2 106 163 Northern Harrier 0 31 36 Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 276 288 Cooper's Hawk 2 60 70 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Unknown Accipitrine 0 2 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 4 Broad-winged Hawk 80 8632 8747 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 4 28 69 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 85 98 Merlin 0 24 25 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 4 Unknown Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown Raptor 0 8 9 Total: 108 9386 9683 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Compiler: Rebecca McCabe Counters: Mara Anderson-Skelly Visitors: 102 Weather: Fog/haze in the morning, then overcast to partly cloudy, SE/ESE/NW winds Raptor Observations: 6 species of raptors with a total of 80 broadwings for the day. Non-raptor Observations: 142 blue jays, 38 waxwings, 35 swallows, 16 goldfinches, 14 chimney swifts. 32 monarchs passing by! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Laurie Goodrich (<goodrich...>) Hawk Mountain Sanctuary information may be found at: http://www.hawkmountain.org/ More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=109

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