Date: 10/15/25 4:31 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (15 Oct 2025) 85 Raptors
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Kempton, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 7 14
Turkey Vulture 0 193 220
Unknown Vulture 0 0 0
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
Osprey 0 9 163
Bald Eagle 1 67 254
Northern Harrier 5 25 65
Sharp-shinned Hawk 41 410 900
Cooper's Hawk 17 72 162
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Unknown Accipitrine 1 5 11
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 6 10
Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 9013
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 9 45 119
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 4 7
Golden Eagle 1 4 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 3 56 207
Merlin 4 20 66
Peregrine Falcon 1 16 23
Unknown Falcon 1 3 5
Unknown Raptor 1 3 12

Total: 85 957 11255
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 10.25 hours

Compiler: Rob Feldman

Counters: Elizabeth Weed

Visitors:
142


Weather:
Ideal for here -- seasonable temp, partial cloud cover and steady northwest
winds 5-15mph.

Raptor Observations:
Great looks at immature golden eagle as it moved past trifecta of falcons
and five northern harrier!

Non-raptor Observations:
Canada geese, double-crested cormorant, blue-headed vireo, blue jay, tree
swallow, ruby-crowned kinglet, yellow-rumped warbler, pine siskin

Predictions:
Sunny with high of 59. North wind 10-15 with gusts as high as 30 possible
should see moderate/ideal migration conditions as the pressure continues to
build into the region.
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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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