Date: 12/10/24 12:19 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (10 Dec 2024) Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 10, 2024
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 2 74
Turkey Vulture 0 2 587
Osprey 0 1 64
Bald Eagle 0 14 398
Northern Harrier 0 0 59
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 1383
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 99
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 92
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4409
Red-tailed Hawk 0 12 766
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 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 0 5 56

Total: 0 41 8243
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 11:30:00
Total observation time: 3.5 hours

Official Counter: Rosemary Spreha

Observers:

Weather:
Foggy with zero visibility. Light wind from the ESE. 40 degrees.

Raptor Observations:
Ravens heard but not seen in the fog.


Non-raptor Observations:
Upon arrival feeders were empty. After I filled them, it took about two
hours for the birds to find the seed. All the usual species but only about
four purple finch.

Predictions:
Rain.
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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