Jacks Mountain Hawkwatch
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Located in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania at the summit of Jacks Mountain Road.
Page 62 of the Pa. Atlas and Gazetteer shows the location as the place Wills Road crosses Jacks Mountain. The state has renamed this to the Jacks' Mountain Road. LR. 44033. It joins Rt. 655 to the west and Rt. 22 on the east side of Jacks' Mt. This road joins McVeytown, with Belleville, Pa. Satellite positioning is N. 40 degrees 32.629` W.077 degrees 45.445` Best time of year to visit Jacks' is between September 13 and October 31. We get higher counts of raptors on S/E winds. But we also get hand-gliders on S/E winds and it is best to arrive before noon on those days as the parking lots fill quickly. 10am to 2pm is usually the best time for raptors on Jacks Mountain. There is not a daily watch during the spring. However spring weekends are sometimes covered. Spring hawkwatching on Jacks' Mountain can be very good during periods of S/E winds. During periods of sunny N/W wind days it is usually pretty slow, with few migrants. On Tuesday November 3, 2009 5 VERY large white swan flew past. They appeared to be much larger than Tundra Swan. Based on the large size and the silent flight of these swan's we recorded them as probable Trumpeter Swans.
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