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Date: 11/8/24 2:28 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Second Mountain (08 Nov 2024) 55 Raptors
Second Mountain Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 2 67 Turkey Vulture 8 81 539 Osprey 0 0 63 Bald Eagle 12 98 299 Northern Harrier 0 4 55 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 31 1365 Cooper's Hawk 2 5 95 American Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 28 64 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4409 Red-tailed Hawk 22 167 590 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 4 15 41 American Kestrel 0 1 97 Merlin 0 5 34 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 13 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 13 Unknown Buteo 0 7 15 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Eagle 0 1 1 Unknown Raptor 0 5 44 Total: 55 455 7806 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Steve Walthius Observers: Eric Witmer, Gary Labelle, Jarrod Derr, Kevin Shannon, Kurt & Sally Kraus, Larry Coble, Tom Garner, Tom Powers Visitors: 10 Birders 2 Hunters Weather: Cloudless sky with fairly strong NW winds throughout the count. Temperature ranged from 47 to 64 degrees. Raptor Observations: 8 adult and 4 juvenile Bald Eagles were counted. Non-raptor Observations: Pine Siskins, Purple Finches and Fox Sparrows Predictions: Colder temperatures with less wind ======================================================================== Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>) Second Mountain information may be found at: Facebook. Second Mountain Hawk Watch More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=432

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