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Date: 9/19/25 3:59 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (19 Sep 2025) 73 Raptors
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Kempton, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 2 2 Turkey Vulture 1 26 27 Unknown Vulture 0 0 0 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Osprey 2 80 117 Bald Eagle 2 87 144 Northern Harrier 0 24 29 Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 200 212 Cooper's Hawk 3 45 55 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Unknown Accipitrine 0 2 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 3 Broad-winged Hawk 39 6629 6744 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 2 21 62 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 8 72 85 Merlin 1 22 23 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 4 Unknown Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown Raptor 1 7 8 Total: 73 7224 7521 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:30:00 Observation end time: 17:15:00 Total observation time: 11.58 hours Compiler: David Barber Counters: Aidan Hannon, Sophia Cunningham Visitors: 270 Weather: Clear with light NW winds 1-7 mph increasing in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: an immature sharp-shinned hawk was hunting around the lookout this morning, female kestrel landed in hemlock in front of the lookout late in the day. Non-raptor Observations: common nighthawk, red-bellied woodpecker, blue-headed vireo, red-breasted nuthatch, ruby-crowned kinglet, Swainson's thrush, Tennessee, northern parula, magnolia, Cape May, black-throated blue, black-throated green, blackburnian, bay-breasted, blackpoll, black-and-white, Am. redstart and yellow warblers, scarlet tanager, rose-breasted grosbeak, purple finch, heard pack of coyotes Predictions: Sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 5 mph ======================================================================== Report submitted by Laurie Goodrich (<goodrich...>) Hawk Mountain Sanctuary information may be found at: http://www.hawkmountain.org/ More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=109

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