Bake Oven Knob 2 miles North of Germansville, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 12:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: AB
Observers:
Visitors: 4 hikers
Weather: Heavy rain began falling along Blue Mountain around 18:00 last night. Based on the leaf debris in the trail it appears to have rained pretty hard up at Bake Oven Knob overnight. A stubborn fog clung to Blue Mountain until approximately 11:00 when the ceiling lifted and rapid clearing occurred. At noon a count was initiated in light SE winds at 1-3mph. Visibility was limited during the entire count at 3 miles due to a low fog in Lehigh Valley. Cloudy skies for the entire survey, but when the count was initiated, there was partial clearing and the ceiling lifted considerably. It almost looked as if the sun might burn through. Low temperature of 21C at noon and a high of 22C by 13:00.
Raptor Observations: South Lookout
4 hrs (342)
TV 28 (569) BE 1 (194) NH 1 (16) SS 20 (452) RS 2 (10) BW 1 (14566) AK 1 (59) Total 54 (16429)
BAEA (1): 13:21 A
A condensed flight occurred in the afternoon once the fog lifted off of Blue Mountain. Birds were moving within minutes of my arrival with 3 SS’s dogfighting out over the notch at noon. A lone BW crossed from the N side of the notch, flew through the bowl and winged past BG. The 13:00 hour another 7 SS’s moved through. For the first time this season they led the flight with 20 total for the day. I also picked up two RS’s traveling together which worked hard to gain altitude directly over the OP. An immature NH also flew through the notch from the N, thend down the bowl and came in close below the cliff. The flight came to a halt in the 14:00 hour with not even TV’s seen which is a first. Migrating raptors were flying the lowest I have seen them this season and all were visible naked eye.
No resident raptors were detected.
Non-raptor Observations: BLJA migration continues to ramp up. Stinkbug populations are stable and expanding daily at the OP.
Wild Turkey 1 Mourning Dove 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 1 Blue Jay 44 American Crow 2 Common Raven 2 Tufted Titmouse 1 Carolina Wren 2 American Goldfinch 1
Predictions: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
======================================================================== Report submitted by Adam Richardson (<poecile.gambeli...>) Bake Oven Knob information may be found at: www.lgnc.org
