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Date: 9/18/26 4:15 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (18 Sep 2026) 282 Raptors
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Kempton, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 12 14 Unknown Vulture 0 0 0 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Osprey 6 138 212 Bald Eagle 5 190 223 Northern Harrier 0 33 36 Sharp-shinned Hawk 42 457 474 Cooper's Hawk 2 78 88 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Unknown Accipitrine 0 5 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 5 Broad-winged Hawk 208 5788 6035 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 8 91 127 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 2 3 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 9 121 149 Merlin 2 56 58 Peregrine Falcon 0 11 15 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 9 10 Total: 282 6994 7454 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 18:00:00 Total observation time: 11.5 hours Compiler: David Barber Counters: Marcus Fennema Visitors: 169 Weather: low clouds early with clearing mid-morning, NNW winds 5-10, gusting to 15. Raptor Observations: Three sharp-shinned hawks and a merlin chasing either other around first thing this morning. Non-raptor Observations: ruby throated hummingbird, eastern wood-pewee, ruby-crowned kinglet, wood thrush, Cape May warbler, indigo bunting, scarlet tanager Predictions: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. East wind around 5 mph. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Laurie Goodrich (<goodrich...>) Hawk Mountain Sanctuary information may be found at: http://www.hawkmountain.org/ More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=109

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