Date: 8/15/25 1:06 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (15 Aug 2025) 7 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 15, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 1 1 1
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 1
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 5 5 5
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 0
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0

Total: 7 7 7
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Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 13:45:00
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter: Steve Walthius

Observers: Fred Wilcox, Jarrod Derr, Joe Meloney, Rick Schoenberger,
Rosemary Spreha

Visitors:
Six birders.

Two FTIG forestry personnel.


Weather:
Hot 76 - 87 degrees with light winds from the southeast.
Cloud cover 15% to 70%.

Raptor Observations:
One juvenile Bald Eagle not counted. Local Turkey Vultures and Red Tailed
Hawks not counted.

Non-raptor Observations:
Cedar Waxwings, Chimney Swifts, GoldFinches, and Ravens.

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