Date: 10/17/25 3:04 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Route 183 (17 Oct 2025) 160 Raptors
Route 183
Bethel, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 31 37
Turkey Vulture 0 22 27
Osprey 0 7 66
Bald Eagle 2 72 183
Northern Harrier 0 8 29
Sharp-shinned Hawk 117 846 1360
Cooper's Hawk 13 113 155
American Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 9 15
Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 9543
Red-tailed Hawk 25 114 152
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 2 14 14
American Kestrel 0 33 76
Merlin 1 10 22
Peregrine Falcon 0 7 11
Unknown Accipitrine 0 3 5
Unknown Buteo 0 1 5
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 3 3
Unknown Raptor 0 5 17

Total: 160 1311 11722
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Observation start time: 06:15:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours

Official Counter: Emily Sandly

Observers: Dan Knarr, Dave Hughes, Ed Barrell, Rich Rieger, Rick Gaeta,
Scott Fisher

Visitors:
0 - 6 additional observers, thanks to Scott, Ed, Dave, Dan, Rich and Rick
for coming out!


Weather:
Consistent NW winds 6-8mph throughout the day, with gusts up to 14mph.
Mostly clear and sunny, low cloud cover until mid-morning, with increasing
cloud cover into the afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
Early morning low-flying raptors with good views. Raptors got a bit higher
throughout the day and were fairly low into the late afternoon but
established a clear SW flight line. Flight waned in the late afternoon to
just a trickle.

0855 - Juvenile COHA chased a pileated woodpecker!
AD BAEA @ 0945 and 1050
Subadult GOEA @ 1013
AD GOEA @ 1118

Local birds: TUVU 6, BLVU 4, AD RTHA 1, juv. RTHA 1

Non-raptor Observations:
Yellow-bellied sapsucker 1, red-headed woodpecker 1, pileated woodpecker 1,
northern flicker 3, blue-headed vireo 1, common raven 10, Carolina wren 2,
black-capped chickadee, red-breasted nuthatch 1, ruby-crowned kinglet 3,
cedar waxwing 28, yellow-rumped warbler 2, eastern towhee 1, dark-eyed
junco, purple finch 1, pine siskin 30, field sparrow 1, white-throated
sparrow, northern cardinal 1

Monarch 1
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Report submitted by Kittatinny counter/l goodrich (<goodrich...>)


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