Hawk Mountain Hawk Count
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05/12/2026 - RaptorCount
View By Day
| Species | Count for 05/12/2026 | Season Count To-Date | Previous Week’s Count | Highest Daily Count This Season |
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| Black Vulture | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
| Unidentified Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 54 | 2 | 6 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 59 | 7 | 7 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 25 | 0 | 7 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 63 | 5 | 10 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 44 | 3 | 6 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unidentified Accipiter | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 1 | 271 | 11 | 89 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 42 | 5 | 6 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unidentified Buteo | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unidentified Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7 |
| Merlin | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mississippi Kite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unidentified Falcon | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Unidentified Raptor | 0 | 22 | 4 | 5 |
| Other Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Count: | 2 | 648 | 37 | 95 |
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Comments:
An immature bald eagle flew close to the lookout as well as a couple broad-winged hawks. Three black vultures roosted low on the rocks along the skyline trail or off of the side of the lookout. Not many other raptors in the sky except for the local vultures.
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Weather:
Sunny, clear
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Wind Direction:
w
2026 - Spring RaptorCount
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| Date | Weather | Wnd Dir | Wnd Spd | BV | TV | UV | OS | BE | NH | SS | CH | GO | UA | RS | BW | RT | RL | UB | GE | UE | AK | M | P | MK | UF | UR | Oth | Tot |
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| 03/20/2026 | Overcast | SSE | 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 03/24/2026 | Clear | NW | 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/27/2026 | Overcast | NW | 8-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 03/30/2026 | Overcast - partly cloudy - clear | NW | 1-5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 04/01/2026 | Overcast with bouts of sunshine | light NW | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 04/02/2026 | Overcast and foggy with scattered light rain. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 04/03/2026 | overcast, foggy | Southwest | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 04/04/2026 | Overcast with dense fog in early morning with clear skies later on. | North winds early morning then easterlies later | 4-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 04/05/2026 | Overcast and rainy with dense fog | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 04/06/2026 | Clear/Partly cloudy/Overcast | NW | 5-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| 04/07/2026 | clear/partly cloudy | NW wind | 25-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 04/08/2026 | Clear and sunny with light winds . | SE | 1-5mph | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 04/09/2026 | Partly Cloudy/Clear | Variable | 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 04/10/2026 | Overcast early morning followed by partly cloudy and clear skies. | SE/E | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 04/11/2026 | overcast/sunny | N | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| 04/12/2026 | Mostly clear/sunny | SE | 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 04/13/2026 | Overcast with slight drizzle | Variable | 1-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 04/14/2026 | Clear | variable | 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
| 04/15/2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 04/16/2026 | Mostly Sunny with bouts of cloudy weather. | SE/N/Variable winds | 1-15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 04/17/2026 | Clear/Partly cloudy | NE | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 04/18/2026 | Cloudy AM/mostly sunny in afternoon high of 72 SW | NE | 5-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 04/19/2026 | Rain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 04/20/2026 | Mostly Sunny | Northwest | 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| 04/21/2026 | Clear | NW | 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 04/22/2026 | Fog/Overcast/Mostly cloudy/Partly cloudy | SE | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 04/23/2026 | Partly sunny | NW | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 04/24/2026 | Clear/Partly cloudy | N | 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| 04/25/2026 | Overcast/rain | SE | 13-18mph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/26/2026 | Mostly Cloudy | NE | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| 04/27/2026 | Sunny | N/SE | 1-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 04/28/2026 | Overcast | SE | 5-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 04/29/2026 | Overcast/rain | SE | 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 04/30/2026 | Overcast | Northwest | 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 05/01/2026 | Sunny | W | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| 05/02/2026 | partly sunny/partly cloudy | N | 1-7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| 05/03/2026 | Clear/Partly cloudy | Variable | 1-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 05/04/2026 | Clear | Variable | 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 05/05/2026 | Mostly sunny | Southweast/variable | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 05/06/2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 05/07/2026 | Sunny | Northwest | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 05/08/2026 | Overcast | SW | 5-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 05/09/2026 | Overcast/rain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 05/10/2026 | Overcast/rain | NW | 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 05/11/2026 | Overcast | NW | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 05/12/2026 | Sunny, clear | w | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 2 | 12 | 0 | 54 | 59 | 25 | 63 | 44 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 271 | 42 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 648 |