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Date: 12/21/25 2:54 pm From: Hawkcount.org reports <reports...> Subject: Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field (21 Dec 2025) 22 Raptors
Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field State College, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 21, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 1 224 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 7 35 157 Northern Harrier 0 1 5 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 5 29 Cooper's Hawk 0 1 15 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 6 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 1 22 249 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 12 127 295 American Kestrel 0 0 1 Merlin 0 0 3 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 2 3 5 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 22 197 992 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Nick Bolgiano Observers: Bill Chambers, Craig Kochel, Ken Bowman, Peggy Wagoner Weather: Wind initially W 6-10 mph, then WNW at 900, first 8-12 mph, then 13-18 mph at 1100 and after. A few clouds early then clearing, temp -2:1C. Excellent migration conditions. Raptor Observations: GE(11 Ad, 1 Imm): 845, 859, 922, 1046, 1124, 1130, 1147, 1339, 1351, 1417, 1416, 1523 Imm. BE: 7 Imm The first 2 GEs flew around to R, the next 2 to the L along the NW face of BE Mt, #5-7 and 12 went high overhead, the rest to the L. One apparently local ML, seen hunting 2x. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Next watch days, with predicted wind: Wednesday - NW 6-9 mph; Monday, Dec 29 - WNW 15-18 mph I expect this season's late flight to continue. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Nick Bolgiano (<nickbolgiano...>) More site information at hawkcount.org: https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhawkcount.org%2Fsiteinfo.php%3Frsite%3D809&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7Cf49022c036764def8b5308de40e3ed32%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639019544838615820%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=NO6%2BSU%2BBaoy3fA6SohtFQdLYcpwPxUOwvWoW39NqJaE%3D&reserved=0

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