Date: 11/1/26 2:02 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (01 Nov 2026) 252 Raptors
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Kempton, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 4 4 38
Turkey Vulture 187 187 619
Unknown Vulture 0 0 0
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
Osprey 0 0 276
Bald Eagle 2 2 482
Northern Harrier 1 1 104
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 8 3079
Cooper's Hawk 1 1 368
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 15
Red-shouldered Hawk 8 8 58
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 11712
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 36 36 589
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 3 3 12
Golden Eagle 1 1 22
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 1 343
Merlin 0 0 163
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 67
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Raptor 0 0 21

Total: 252 252 17972
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours

Compiler: Rob Feldman

Counters: David Barber, Himani Singh Khati, Scott Morrison

Visitors:
592


Weather:
Clear with increasing clouds, light and variable winds 1-3 mph

Raptor Observations:
Leucistic red-tailed hawk seen at 1420; all white with some dark primaries
and a red tail. Large movement of turkey vultures in late afternoon

Non-raptor Observations:
common loon, golden- and ruby-crowned kinglets, eastern bluebird, cedar
waxwing, dark-eyed junco, common grackle, purple finch, pine siskin,
American goldfinch

Predictions:
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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Report submitted by Laurie Goodrich (<goodrich...>)
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http://www.hawkmountain.org/


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