Date: 10/17/26 3:07 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Route 183 (17 Oct 2026) 203 Raptors
Route 183
Bethel, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 11 20
Turkey Vulture 20 82 122
Osprey 1 6 68
Bald Eagle 18 64 206
Northern Harrier 1 13 33
Sharp-shinned Hawk 89 1413 2180
Cooper's Hawk 18 102 198
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 7 15
Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 4871
Red-tailed Hawk 43 130 221
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 9 11
American Kestrel 2 37 79
Merlin 5 35 60
Peregrine Falcon 3 14 25
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 3
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0

Total: 203 1926 8112
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours

Official Counter: Doug Wood

Observers: Ed Barrell, Karen Hardy, Scott Fisher

Weather:
Strong north winds all day, but not the flight we were expecting; Blue
skies at 1300 onward

Raptor Observations:
BE Ad 0631,0822,0828,0928(2),0944,1001,1213,1215
BE Unk 0641(2),1045
BE 2YR 0707
BE Imm 0747,0904,1458
BE 3YR 0955
BE Juv 1113
GE Unk 0858
PG Ad 0919,1321
PG Unk 1003

GE S/A 1246 - not counted, out NE

Non-raptor Observations:
Monarch 1
CAGO 710+
COLO 2
BLJA 5
TRES 32
DCCO 4
N Pintail 7
Gr Egret 1
DEJU,WTSP,RCKI,PALM,YRWA,BHVI,YBCU
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Report submitted by Kittatinny counter/l goodrich (<goodrich...>)


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