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Date: 12/6/24 2:12 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Second Mountain (06 Dec 2024) 14 Raptors
Second Mountain Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 06, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 72 Turkey Vulture 1 2 587 Osprey 0 1 64 Bald Eagle 4 13 397 Northern Harrier 0 0 59 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 1382 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 99 American Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 92 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4409 Red-tailed Hawk 6 8 762 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 2 71 American Kestrel 0 0 98 Merlin 0 1 36 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 13 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 14 Unknown Buteo 0 0 20 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 2 Unknown Raptor 1 4 55 Total: 14 32 8234 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:15:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 5.25 hours Official Counter: Steve Walthius Observers: Gary La Belle Visitors: 1 Hawkwatcher 1 Waste Management Cleaner 4 hunters Weather: 24 to 29 degrees with fairly strong NW winds that started mostly sunny and became cloudy in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: 4 adult Bald Eagles were counted 2 Adult and 1 Juvenile Bald Eagle were not Non-raptor Observations: Continued abundance of Purple Finches, Juncos and White Throated Sparrows Predictions: Slightly warmer temps. Top of Cold Spring Rd was icy slick, please use caution. ======================================================================== 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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