Date: 10/28/24 4:22 am
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (27 Oct 2024) 69 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 27, 2024
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 2 40 53
Turkey Vulture 45 440 440
Osprey 0 12 63
Bald Eagle 7 140 191
Northern Harrier 0 27 44
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 1099 1309
Cooper's Hawk 0 56 86
American Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 21 31
Broad-winged Hawk 0 25 4409
Red-tailed Hawk 11 266 373
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 21 21
American Kestrel 0 41 96
Merlin 0 14 27
Peregrine Falcon 0 6 11
Unknown Accipiter 0 6 9
Unknown Buteo 0 2 8
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 21 37

Total: 69 2238 7210
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Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 6.75 hours

Official Counter: Tom Kurtz

Observers: Andy Francis, Jay George, Linda and Mike Mckinne,
Nancy Clupper

Visitors:
Clear day with 44 Vista Viewers


Weather:
Light winds out of the N and NE, Very few clouds with a blue sky,
temperature range 39 to58 degrees.

Raptor Observations:
7 migrating BE, 6 adult and 1 4yr old

1 Non migratory adult BE

Non-raptor Observations:
Juncos, Titmice, WB Nuthatches, , Chickadees, Red-Bellied WP, Ruby Crowned
Kinglet, White Throated Sparrows, Fox Sparrow, Blue Jays, Cardinals,
Bluebirds, and Goldfinch

Predictions:
Similar to today but possibly slightly warmer
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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