Date: 11/19/24 2:32 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (19 Nov 2024) 17 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 19, 2024
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 5 70
Turkey Vulture 0 112 570
Osprey 0 0 63
Bald Eagle 3 144 345
Northern Harrier 0 6 57
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 43 1377
Cooper's Hawk 0 8 98
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 54 90
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4409
Red-tailed Hawk 8 281 704
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 37 63
American Kestrel 0 2 98
Merlin 0 6 35
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 13
Unknown Accipiter 0 5 14
Unknown Buteo 0 11 19
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 1 2 2
Unknown Raptor 0 10 49

Total: 17 727 8078
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Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.25 hours

Official Counter: Rosemary Spreha

Observers: Gayle Lawrence, Sue Dibble

Visitors:
one for view, two FIG personnel


Weather:
Temperature ranged from 42 to 52 degrees. Light wind first from the north
then changing to SSW. Cloud cover 50-100%.

Raptor Observations:
Three adult and two juvenile bald eagles not migrating, not counted. Two
adult and one juvenile were counted.

Non-raptor Observations:
9 Wild turkey, fox sparrow, yellow-bellied sapsucker, pileated wp, ravens
and lots of regular species at the feeders.

Predictions:
Cloudy, high 63 degrees. Chance of rain.
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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