Date: 11/9/26 2:21 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (09 Nov 2026) 64 Raptors
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Kempton, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 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 9 49 529
Northern Harrier 4 14 117
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 52 3123
Cooper's Hawk 2 10 377
American Goshawk 1 1 1
Unknown Accipitrine 0 1 16
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 24 74
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 11712
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 34 137 690
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 4 13
Golden Eagle 3 6 27
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 1 343
Merlin 2 4 167
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 69
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Raptor 0 0 21

Total: 64 723 18443
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Observation start time: 07:15:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 9.42 hours

Compiler: Bracken Brown

Counters: Chris Arndt, Rich Rieger

Visitors:
174


Weather:
Northwest winds throughout the day 10-20mph Partly to overcast cloud cover
throughout the day.

Raptor Observations:
Excellent looks at an immature AMERICAN GOSHAWK in the morning and two
golden eagles grabbing talons behind the lookout.

Non-raptor Observations:
good flight of American crow (308), double-crested cormorant, American
herring gull, winter wren, golden-crowned kinglet, yellow-rumped warbler,
pine siskin, purple finch, American goldfinch

Predictions:
Mostly cloudy with a high of 63, southwest winds 10-15mph will lead to low
migratory conditions
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Report submitted by Laurie Goodrich (<goodrich...>)
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http://www.hawkmountain.org/


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