Date: 11/18/24 4:06 am
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (17 Nov 2024) 25 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 17, 2024
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 5 70
Turkey Vulture 2 112 570
Osprey 0 0 63
Bald Eagle 1 136 337
Northern Harrier 0 5 56
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 40 1374
Cooper's Hawk 1 8 98
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 51 87
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4409
Red-tailed Hawk 14 269 692
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 2 37 63
American Kestrel 0 2 98
Merlin 0 6 35
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 13
Unknown Accipiter 0 5 14
Unknown Buteo 1 11 19
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 1 10 49

Total: 25 699 8050
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours

Official Counter: Thom Kurtz

Observers: Andy Francis, Fred Habegger, Joe Meloney,
Kurt & Sally Kraus, Nancy Clupper

Visitors:
16 Vista viewers


Weather:
Temperature range 40 to 55 degree, mostly cloudy all day with winds out of
the NW, W, and WSW

Raptor Observations:
1 adult GE, 1 immature GE
1 adult BE

3 BE seen but not counted (1 adult, 2 age undetermined)

Non-raptor Observations:
Juncos, Mourning Doves, Ravens, Chickadees, Carilina Wren, Cardinals,
White-Breasted Nuthatches, Blue Jays, White Throated Sparrow, Fox Sparrows,
and Tufted TiTmice

Predictions:
Sunny with light winds and warmer
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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