Date: 11/10/26 1:28 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (10 Nov 2026) 23 Raptors
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Kempton, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 30 64
Turkey Vulture 1 389 821
Unknown Vulture 0 0 0
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
Osprey 0 0 276
Bald Eagle 4 53 533
Northern Harrier 4 18 121
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 55 3126
Cooper's Hawk 0 10 377
American Goshawk 0 1 1
Unknown Accipitrine 0 1 16
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 24 74
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 11712
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 10 147 700
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 4 13
Golden Eagle 1 7 28
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 1 343
Merlin 0 4 167
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 69
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Raptor 0 0 21

Total: 23 746 18466
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7.83 hours

Compiler: Rebecca McCabe

Counters:

Visitors:
138


Weather:
Overcast/mostly/partly cloudy to clear, N to NW winds 1-20 km/hr

Raptor Observations:
Male northern harrier got up from north side and passed low and close to
the lookout. Light flight day but had 6 species migrating including a nice
look of an adult golden eagle between 1400-1500.

Non-raptor Observations:
Large groups of crows, 8 ravens, 57 golden crowned kinglets, 78 robins, 60
blackbirds, 45 goldfinch, 17 dark-eyed juncos.

Predictions:
Another slow flight day expected w/ light southwest winds and rain in the
forecast for later in the week.
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Report submitted by Laurie Goodrich (<goodrich...>)
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http://www.hawkmountain.org/


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