Located in east-central Pennsylvania, Hawk Mountain is the unlikely site of ghostly phenomena. It’s the world’s first refuge for raptors and birds of prey, serving as a home to hawks, eagles, falcons, vultures and other raptors. The sanctuary offers picturesque vistas, a garden of native plans and eight miles of scenic trials. In autumn, visitors can watch large numbers of raptors migrate.
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Albany Township’s raptor sanctuary, on Kittatinny Ridge, rests on land that was sacred to the Lenni-Lenape AmerIndian tribe. In 1929, the Pennsylvania Game Commission placed a $5 bounty on goshawks.
Amateur ornithologist Richard Pough was opposed to the mass slaughter of the raptors. He visited Hawk Mountain and was repulsed when he saw “hunters” shooting hundreds of hawks for their own selfish pleasure. He took pictures of the carnage to try to stop the outrageous “sport.”