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The Gundlach's Hawk and the Reunion Harrier are endangered

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Annual Autumn Hawkwatch: Daily, August 15 - December 15
Spring Migration: Daily, April 1-May 15

Autumn hawk flights are best on days with northwest wind following a cold front.
The Daily Count is posted after 6 pm.
You can hear tomorrow's weather forecast and flight prediction by calling 610-756-6000 x6 after 6 pm.

Please contact Hawk Mountain Sanctuary for questions about our count data or to use this data for scientific research.

Species Count for 10/16/2017 Season Count To-Date Previous Week’s Count Highest Daily Count This Season
Black Vulture 0 14 0 13
Turkey Vulture 33 253 175 74
Unidentified Vulture 0 0 0 0
Osprey 5 266 2 33
Bald Eagle 21 201 9 21
Northern Harrier 2 38 9 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 251 1428 316 251
Cooper's Hawk 66 180 32 66
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 0
Unidentified Accipiter 19 40 9 19
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 18 2 3
Broad-winged Hawk 0 10726 1 4019
Red-tailed Hawk 27 118 7 27
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 0
Unidentified Buteo 0 14 0 3
Golden Eagle 1 1 0 1
Unidentified Eagle 0 1 0 1
American Kestrel 14 211 16 20
Merlin 8 82 24 8
Peregrine Falcon 1 56 11 12
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 0
Unidentified Falcon 4 18 3 4
Unidentified Raptor 5 27 6 5
Other Raptor 0 0 0 0
Total Count: 460 13692 622 4060
Species Count for 10/16/2017 Season Count To-Date Previous Week’s Count Highest Daily Count This Season