Bake Oven Knob 2 miles North of Germansville, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Andre Vu
Observers: Brett White, Travis Rennig
Visitors: 26 visitors today, including another field trip from Salisbury Middle School led by Mr. Byer. The kids today were super into it! Every vulture had them pointing, shouting out directions and field marks, ooh-ing and ahh-ing, the works. Unfortunately not much in the way of migrating raptors, but we did see a couple red tails, sharpies, and a very distant eagle. Joined today by Brett White and Travis Dennig.
Weather: 55-63 degrees F, cloudy to completely clear in the afternoon, light east wind that briefly was northeast in the morning.
Not many birds in the tailwind today. Flight seemed much more skewed to heavier birds, despite conventional wisdom saying they�re more inclined to move on windier days.
Non-raptor Observations: HORNED LARK flyover! I had merlin running and caught one calling, vindicating my suspected horned lark call a few days ago. I also had a small, short tailed, heavy billed passerine flying awkwardly that I immeadiately thought looked like a Nelson�s sparrow or something similar, but not nearly a good enough look to say. One unidentified shorebird as well.
Also, Brett saw a huge black bear while hiking down near the north lookout! Travis and I noticed some snake activity on the trail on the way up, and a fritillary sp. briefly stopped by.
Predictions: South wind with rain likely throughout the morning and later afternoon. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Lehigh Gap Nature Center (<mail...>) Bake Oven Knob information may be found at: www.lgnc.org
