Date: 11/8/26 1:57 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (08 Nov 2026) 33 Raptors
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Kempton, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 30 64
Turkey Vulture 0 388 820
Unknown Vulture 0 0 0
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
Osprey 0 0 276
Bald Eagle 6 40 520
Northern Harrier 0 10 113
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 45 3116
Cooper's Hawk 2 8 375
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Unknown Accipitrine 0 1 16
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 22 72
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 11712
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 14 103 656
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 4 13
Golden Eagle 0 3 24
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 1 343
Merlin 1 2 165
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 69
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Raptor 0 0 21

Total: 33 659 18379
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours

Compiler: Adam Carter, Andy Wlasniewski

Counters: Adam Carter, David Barber, Himani Singh Khati,
Sergi Gomez Espi

Visitors:
348


Weather:
Overcast early with clearing late morning, NW winds 4-12 mph.

Raptor Observations:
slow steady flight, not as many as expected

Non-raptor Observations:
American crow, common raven, golden-crowned kinglet, American robin,
white-throated sparrow, pine siskin, American goldfinch

Predictions:
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15
mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as
30 mph.
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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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