Date: 10/23/26 5:47 am From: Blizard, David A <dab22...> Subject: Re: Jacks Mountain (22 Oct 2026) 8 Raptors
Thank you, Joe! Could you make a distinction with regard to the habitats preferred by other BOPS?
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On Oct 22, 2026, at 8:50 PM, Gyekis, Joseph Peter <jpg186...> wrote:
they are long distance migrants, so they can breed in habitat that is not suitable in winter, huge amounts of forests that are not ideal for any other raptor have broad winged hawks nesting in them across Pennsylvania and other points north including a good bit of Canada, then they all have to leave and go to the tropics for the winter
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From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf of Blizard, David A <dab22...>
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Subject: Re: Jacks Mountain (22 Oct 2026) 8 Raptors
I may have asked this before: why is there such a super-majority of Broad-winged hawks?
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On Oct 22, 2026, at 7:28 PM, Hawkcount.org reports <reports...> wrote:
Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter Cindy Bickel
Observers:
Visitors:
Many leaf peepers. I chatted with Todd who stops by whenever work takes him over Jacks and he specifically asked about Nemo. The Nell's from Lancaster and the Harting's and finally the Vrana's from Clearfield County all visited the watch. Then at 2:45 folks started showing up for a wedding at the altar that was taking place at 3:30, so that was my sign to pack it up and go home.
Weather:
Bright, cloudless sky with winds out of the NW and mainly light breezes.
Raptor Observations:
Local Bald Eagle and Red-tailed Hawks not counted. First local Turkey Vulture of the day was at 11:28.
Non-raptor Observations:
Nemo and friend, the standard murder of Crows (24), Cedar-waxwings, Blue Jays, and with 3rd frost almost zero stink bugs and lantern flies. (Finally!)
