Date: 11/3/26 1:53 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (03 Nov 2026) 92 Raptors
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Kempton, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 4 28 62
Turkey Vulture 57 359 791
Unknown Vulture 0 0 0
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
Osprey 0 0 276
Bald Eagle 5 12 492
Northern Harrier 6 10 113
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 19 3090
Cooper's Hawk 0 3 370
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Unknown Accipitrine 0 1 16
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 18 68
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 11712
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 8 65 618
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 3 12
Golden Eagle 0 2 23
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 1 343
Merlin 0 0 163
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 68
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Raptor 0 0 21

Total: 92 522 18242
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours

Compiler: JF Therrien, Rebecca McCabe

Counters: JF Therrien

Visitors:
208


Weather:
Overcast/partly cloudy. VAR/SW/SE winds 1-11 km/h

Raptor Observations:
Great looks at Northern Harriers today!

Non-raptor Observations:
168 American robins,14 blue jays,16 dark-eyed junco, 19 American goldfinch,
9 purple finch, 18 common raven

Predictions:
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 74.
Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

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Report submitted by Laurie Goodrich (<goodrich...>)
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary information may be found at:
http://www.hawkmountain.org/


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