Mount Peter Hawkwatch, 09/27/25

I enjoyed a modest flight of 43 migrating raptors today at Mount Peter Hawkwatch, but the most exciting moment of the day was not raptor related. I’d been scanning behind the view platform in the beginning of the second hour of the watch. When I turned around, I was pleasantly surprised to see a Black Bear! I grabbed my camera and was able to grab a few shots before the bear headed off into the vegetation. Fellow counters Bev and Rich joined me for a couple of hours and found A LOT of birds; I was thankful for that. See my Hawk Migration Association report at the bottom of this post.

~Black Bear at Mount Peter Hawkwatch, 09/27/25.~
~One of many young Cedar Waxwings at Mount Peter today, 09/27/25.~
~Sharp-shinned Hawk migrates through. Mount Peter Hawkwatch, 09/27/25.~

2 thoughts on “Mount Peter Hawkwatch, 09/27/25”

    1. Thanks Silas! It was an exciting experience – I hadn’t gotten a good look at a bear in a while. Matt

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