Date: 11/15/25 5:53 am From: Blizard, David A <dab22...> Subject: Re: Stone Mt. (14 Nov 2025) 32 Raptors
Ty both! Most BOPs that I see locally are of the red shouldered or red tailed variety, not sure I’d recognize a BW if I saw one.
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On Nov 14, 2025, at 5:32 PM, Grove, Gregory William <gwg2...> wrote:
I serioulsy doubt BWs are twice as numerous as all others combined. What we count, so many, is likely skewed by virtue of the nature of how BWs move, in a narrow window and in large numbers together. This we have extensive coverage during that ~10 day period and presumably see a significant % of BWs moving through. The other species all have extended timre frames of migration, many moving at times when no one is watching etc.
Nevertheless I do think it likely that BWs are among the more numerous ratpr species in eastern U.S.
Greg Grove
eBird reviewer: Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin
PBA Ridge and Valley Coordinator
Stone Mt. Hawk Watch, Winter Raptor Survey
Huntingdon, PA.
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Subject: Re: Stone Mt. (14 Nov 2025) 32 Raptors
Totally normal. Broad wings are highly migratory and pretty common in forest habitat in the summer. They all winter south of us, so there are many passing through.
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Subject: Re: Stone Mt. (14 Nov 2025) 32 Raptors
BW’s represent approx 2/3rds of those recorded…any comments? Are BW’s twice as numerous as all other raptors/hawks/whatever combined in our flyway?
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On Nov 14, 2025, at 4:48 PM, Hawkcount.org reports <reports...> wrote:
Stone Mt.
Allensville, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2025
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
BV 5 10 11
TV 8 35 294
OS 0 0 30
BE 4 75 252
NH 2 10 34
SS 1 20 389
CH 0 4 42
AG 0 0 0
RS 0 3 13
BW 0 0 2410
RT 11 113 317
RL 0 0 0
GE 1 41 64
AK 0 0 28
ML 0 0 19
PG 0 1 12
UA 0 0 3
UB 0 0 3
UF 0 1 1
UE 0 1 3
UR 0 1 12
SW 0 0 2
Total: 32 315 3939
Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 15:45:00
Total observation time: 6.25 hours
Official Counter Jen Anderson, Mark McLaughlin
Observers: Connor Schmitt, Julian Avery, Mark McLaughlin
Visitors:
Connor, Mark McLaughlin, Julian Avery and 15 PSU students
Weather:
Started with 25% cloud cover and increased to 100% by noon. Not much wind all day.
Raptor Observations:
BAEA: AD 11:17, AD 12:07, IMM 12:28, AD 12:34 GOEA: AD 1:04 1st NOHA: male 2nd NOHA: female A Barred Owl called around 2:30.
Non-raptor Observations:
Groups of robins flying over early. 5 Rusty Blackbirds Snow Bunting (male in winter plumage) by the parking area
