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Hawk Mountain Raptor Count

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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 01/07/2015 Season Count To-Date Previous Week’s Count Highest Daily Count This Season
Black Vulture 0 200 0 33
Turkey Vulture 0 936 0 247
Unidentified Vulture 0 0 0 0
Osprey 0 467 0 32
Bald Eagle 4 418 0 27
Northern Harrier 0 164 0 9
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 4772 0 375
Cooper's Hawk 0 555 0 51
Northern Goshawk 1 24 0 3
Unidentified Accipiter 0 88 0 14
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 194 0 28
Broad-winged Hawk 0 6369 0 888
Red-tailed Hawk 0 2266 0 211
Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 0 1
Unidentified Buteo 0 48 0 6
Golden Eagle 3 164 0 22
Unidentified Eagle 0 2 0 1
American Kestrel 0 379 0 49
Merlin 0 189 0 19
Peregrine Falcon 0 90 0 8
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 0
Unidentified Falcon 0 22 0 3
Unidentified Raptor 0 74 0 7
Other Raptor 0 0 0 0
Total Count: 8 17423 0 1389
Species Count for 01/07/2015 Season Count To-Date Previous Week’s Count Highest Daily Count This Season