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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 04/23/2018 Season Count To-Date Previous Week’s Count Highest Daily Count This Season
Black Vulture 0 9 5 3
Turkey Vulture 1 11 1 4
Unidentified Vulture 0 0 0 0
Osprey 0 20 14 7
Bald Eagle 0 18 3 4
Northern Harrier 0 11 3 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 30 4 6
Cooper's Hawk 4 19 1 4
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 0
Unidentified Accipiter 0 8 3 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 0 1
Broad-winged Hawk 7 170 117 55
Red-tailed Hawk 0 32 7 7
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 0
Unidentified Buteo 0 10 4 2
Golden Eagle 0 1 0 1
Unidentified Eagle 0 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 8 5 2
Merlin 0 2 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 0 1
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 0
Unidentified Falcon 0 0 0 0
Unidentified Raptor 1 27 7 6
Other Raptor 0 0 0 0
Total Count: 14 379 175 81
Species Count for 04/23/2018 Season Count To-Date Previous Week’s Count Highest Daily Count This Season