Date: 10/18/26 2:50 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (18 Oct 2026) 45 Raptors
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Kempton, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 18, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 18 192 212
Unknown Vulture 0 0 0
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
Osprey 0 26 276
Bald Eagle 1 137 405
Northern Harrier 3 30 81
Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 2042 2867
Cooper's Hawk 5 170 337
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Unknown Accipitrine 0 3 13
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 8 14
Broad-winged Hawk 0 17 11716
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 142 295
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 1 4 7
Golden Eagle 0 7 7
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 145 335
Merlin 1 77 149
Peregrine Falcon 0 45 65
Unknown Falcon 0 3 3
Unknown Raptor 0 4 19

Total: 45 3052 16801
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9.83 hours

Compiler: Greg George

Counters: David Barber, Himani Singh Khati, Rob Feldman

Visitors:
737


Weather:
Clear, cloudless skies, winds 1-7 mph but variable.

Raptor Observations:
Four adult bald eagles circling together, but none of them ever migrated
through. Stunning look at close male harrier.

Non-raptor Observations:
red-breasted nuthatch, brown creeper, golden-crowned and ruby-crowned
kinglets, eastern towhee, dark-eyed junco, common grackle, rusty blackbird,
purple finch, pine siskin, American goldfinch

Predictions:
Sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
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Report submitted by Laurie Goodrich (<goodrich...>)
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http://www.hawkmountain.org/


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