Date: 11/5/24 3:02 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (05 Nov 2024) 16 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 05, 2024
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 2 67
Turkey Vulture 4 69 527
Osprey 0 0 63
Bald Eagle 2 68 269
Northern Harrier 0 4 55
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 19 1353
Cooper's Hawk 0 3 93
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 17 53
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4409
Red-tailed Hawk 7 126 549
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 11 37
American Kestrel 0 0 96
Merlin 0 3 32
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 13
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 13
Unknown Buteo 0 6 14
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 5 44

Total: 16 339 7690
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter: Rosemary Spreha

Observers: Larry Coble, Steve Rannels, Sue Dibble

Visitors:
two visitors


Weather:
Temperature ranged from 50 to 68 degrees, clear sky becoming partly cloudy.
Hazy in valley perhaps due to smoke from the Blue mountain fire to the
east. Wind from the SW.

Raptor Observations:
Adult and juvenile Bald Eagle not counted, another juvenile and adult Bald
Eagle were counted.

Non-raptor Observations:
Cedar waxwing flock and a couple Fox Sparrow.

Predictions:
Could have near record high temperature. Winds from SW.
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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