Date: 10/21/25 5:02 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Rose Tree Park (21 Oct 2025) 27 Raptors
Rose Tree Park
Media, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 20 323 325
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 5 73
Northern Harrier 0 6 18
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 4 36 104
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 82 175
Cooper's Hawk 0 33 64
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 13 17
Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 463
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 12 14
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 14 46
Merlin 0 7 24
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 5
Unknown Vulture 0 0 0
Unknown Accipitrine 0 7 8
Unknown Buteo 0 5 7
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 2 8

Total: 27 550 1352
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter: Chuck Root, Craig Hedlund

Observers: Craig Hedlund, David Fiorito

Visitors:
Something like 500 Middle School Cross Country runners invaded the park but
the counters hung tough.


Weather:
Temperature range: upper 40s to low 70s F
A few clouds at the start quickly gave way to cloudless deep blue sky.
Winds generally from the SW all day started calm but picked up in the
afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
Some movement of Bald Eagles and a few TVs. A 2nd year BE was the highlight
of the day




Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
A cold front is predicted to bring overnight rain. Tomorrow will be cooler
with continued west winds.
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as
high as 30 mph.
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Report submitted by David Eberly (<david.eberly...>)
Rose Tree Park information may be found at:
https://bcdelco.org/activities/rose-tree-park-hawkwatch/


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