Date: 10/5/25 5:17 pm
From: Hawkcount.org reports <reports...>
Subject: Jacks Mountain (05 Oct 2025) 24 Raptors
Jacks Mountain
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 0 2
Osprey 1 1 42
Bald Eagle 7 17 101
Northern Harrier 3 3 24
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 50 227
Cooper's Hawk 3 13 70
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 13
Broad-winged Hawk 0 6 9030
Red-tailed Hawk 3 13 86
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 1 3 21
Merlin 0 1 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 13
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 0 0 6
Black Vulture 0 0 4
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0

Total: 24 107 9650
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours

Official Counter: Craig Kochel , Phil Park

Observers: Aaron Peachey, Craig Kochel

Visitors:
Occasional pullovers to enjoy the view. Aaron Peachy stopped for an hour to
assist with observations. He owns a farm in the valley that has had
short-eared owls the past couple seasons.


Weather:
Warm, sunny with cloudless skies. Light wind from the south, which is a
favorable direction for this site.

Raptor Observations:
Light flight with a unique experience. An osprey came to Nemo the raven's
roost on the nearby cell tower.
Perched, and sat, and nothing more.
He remained for 40 minutes, much to the consternation of the TVs who also
congregate at the tower, then continued his flight south.

Non-raptor Observations:
Stink bugs and lanternflies increased logarithmically with each degree rise
in temperature.

Predictions:
With continued warmth expected, there will likely be pestilence-level stink
bugs and lanternflies.
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Report submitted by Darrell Smith (<oleagleye...>)


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