Bake Oven Knob 2 miles North of Germansville, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:45:00 Observation end time: 16:15:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Andre Vu
Observers:
Visitors: 17 visitors today at the south lookout, interacted with 13. A couple had very nice views of a sharp-shinned hawk, and were shocked that such a little bird could be a hawk at all.
Weather: 58-64 degrees F, a reported light southwest wind that was not detectable from the lookout. Heavy fog and intermittent rain continuing until 9:15am turning into stunningly beautiful cloud formations all day.
Raptor Observations: Bald eagle (1): 1329a
Some pretty nice migratory turkey vulture kettles today. Other than that, just one-off birds to pad the species count, but not exactly getting numbers. Harrier migrated through during a very very brief gap in the rain. Unknown accip was a female sharpie/male coop.
Non-raptor Observations: When the raptors are quiet, passerine migration fills the gaps. While the siskins, blue jays, robins, waxwings, single bluebird, and unusually high number of goldfinches were interesting, my RED CROSSBILLS and EVENING GROSBEAK will easily be some of the most memorable flyovers of the season! The Finch Research Network�s finch forecast predicted a decent amount of crossbill movement, already seen at sites like Hawk Ridge, as well as suggesting for evening grosbeak that �a small movement is quite possible again south of the boreal to southern New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts as well.�
Both species have already appeared in the state this season, some very nearby. Only time will tell whether these were random one-off events or the foreshadowing of an exciting winter to come.
Predictions: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 5 to 15 mph. Should be good conditions for fun late season hawkwatching all weekend. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Lehigh Gap Nature Center (<mail...>) Bake Oven Knob information may be found at: www.lgnc.org
