Date: 11/21/24 3:37 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (21 Nov 2024) 11 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 21, 2024
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 5 70
Turkey Vulture 3 115 573
Osprey 0 0 63
Bald Eagle 4 150 351
Northern Harrier 0 6 57
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 45 1379
Cooper's Hawk 0 9 99
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 55 91
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4409
Red-tailed Hawk 1 289 712
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 38 64
American Kestrel 0 2 98
Merlin 0 6 35
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 13
Unknown Accipiter 0 5 14
Unknown Buteo 1 12 20
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 2 2
Unknown Raptor 0 10 49

Total: 11 750 8101
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter: Chip Templin

Observers: Fred Wilcox, Kevin Shannon, Rosemary Spreha, Steve Rannels,
Sue Dibble

Visitors:
2 FIG Environmental Specialists spread birdseed.


Weather:
Early Sun, distant haze. Clouds after lunch, cool, wind 10 mph WNW

Raptor Observations:
4 Migrating Adult Bald Eagles, 1 Local Bald Eagle and 1 Local Immature Bald
Eagle

Non-raptor Observations:
Many Fox Sparrows, Ravens and Crows. Tufted Titmouses, Purple Finches,
White Breasted Nuthatches, Carolina Chickadees, White Throated Sparrows,
Cardinals and Juncos

Predictions:
Snow in the morning, rain in the afternoon High of 41F
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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