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Date: 9/30/25 3:19 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (30 Sep 2025) 89 Raptors
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Kempton, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 7 7 Turkey Vulture 0 26 27 Unknown Vulture 0 0 0 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Osprey 3 117 154 Bald Eagle 5 130 187 Northern Harrier 2 35 40 Sharp-shinned Hawk 55 478 490 Cooper's Hawk 3 80 90 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Unknown Accipitrine 0 5 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 4 Broad-winged Hawk 3 8886 9001 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 33 74 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 3 3 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 12 138 151 Merlin 5 45 46 Peregrine Falcon 1 5 7 Unknown Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown Raptor 0 8 9 Total: 89 10001 10298 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Compiler: Rebecca McCabe Counters: Marissa Defino, Megan Roselli, Mitchell Pruit Visitors: 48 Weather: Overcast Raptor Observations: Nice falcon flight today with great looks at kestrels, merlins, and an adult peregrine. Non-raptor Observations: Morning songbirds were fly overs. 348 blue jays and Canada geese flocks in the distance. Late day (1630) warbler sightings in front of the lookout. ======================================================================== 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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