Date: 10/20/25 3:46 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (20 Oct 2025) 34 Raptors
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Kempton, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 9 16
Turkey Vulture 0 301 328
Unknown Vulture 0 0 0
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
Osprey 0 9 163
Bald Eagle 11 94 281
Northern Harrier 0 32 72
Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 741 1231
Cooper's Hawk 0 120 210
American Goshawk 0 1 1
Unknown Accipitrine 0 6 12
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 12 16
Broad-winged Hawk 0 14 9015
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 6 137 211
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 4 7
Golden Eagle 3 16 16
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 61 212
Merlin 0 28 74
Peregrine Falcon 0 18 25
Unknown Falcon 0 3 5
Unknown Raptor 0 5 14

Total: 34 1611 11909
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours

Compiler: Matt Wlasniewski

Counters: Rosie Berkin

Visitors:
115


Weather:
Rain/Overcast into the afternoon as the front rolled through. WSW winds for
majority of day 10-20mph

Raptor Observations:
Great looks at three golden eagles especially last adult that spent 10
minutes in front of the lookout.

Non-raptor Observations:
Tree swallows throughout the day, cedar waxwing, american robin,
yellow-rumped warbler, purple finch

Predictions:
Partly cloudy increasing throughout the day. High of 67 and south winds
5-10 mph expected.
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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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