Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary is a wild bird sanctuary in Albany Township and East Brunswick Township, located along the Appalachian flyway in eastern Pennsylvania. The sanctuary is a prime location for the viewing of kettling and migrating raptors, known as hawkwatching, with an average of 20,000 hawks, eagles and falcons passing the lookouts during the late summer and fall every year.
| Hawk Mountain Sanctuary | |
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Birdwatching at the North Lookout | |
Location of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Pennsylvania | |
| Location | Berks and Schuylkill counties, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nearest city | Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40°38′27″N 75°59′32″W |
| Area | 2,600 acres (1,100 ha; 11 km2) |
| Established | 1934 |
| Visitors | 60,000 (in 2008) |
| Governing body | Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association |
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U.S. National Natural Landmark | |
| Designated | 1965 |
Pennsylvania Historical Marker | |
| Designated | September 14, 2019 |
| Location | Hawk Mountain Road, at path to North Lookout |
The birds are identified and counted by staff and volunteers to produce annual counts of migrating raptors that represent the world's longest record of raptor populations. These counts have provided conservationists with valuable information on changes in raptor numbers in North America.
The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.
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