Date: 10/15/25 5:39 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Rose Tree Park (15 Oct 2025) 23 Raptors
Rose Tree Park
Media, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 4 86 88
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 5 73
Northern Harrier 0 4 16
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 4 30 98
Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 56 149
Cooper's Hawk 0 24 55
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 9 13
Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 463
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 9 11
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 10 42
Merlin 1 5 22
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 5
Unknown Vulture 0 0 0
Unknown Accipitrine 0 5 6
Unknown Buteo 0 5 7
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 0 6

Total: 23 253 1055
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter: Chris Pugliese, Tom Bush

Observers: Tom Bush

Visitors:
John Mercer with his Radnor Middle School group
Dick Rainer


Weather:
Temperatures in the upper 50s to mid 60s F. Partly to mostly cloudy all
day. Northerly winds.

Raptor Observations:
A decent late morning push that petered out in the afternoon.

The usual local raptors all made an appearance: TV, BV, RS, RT, BE,CH

Non-raptor Observations:
Common Raven: 1
Canada Goose: 160 in 4 flocks
Monarch: 0

Predictions:
A little cooler. A brisk north wind and clear sunny skies.
Sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as
25 mph.
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Report submitted by David Eberly (<david.eberly...>)
Rose Tree Park information may be found at:
https://bcdelco.org/activities/rose-tree-park-hawkwatch/


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