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Date: 8/22/25 1:26 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Second Mountain (22 Aug 2025) 9 Raptors
Second Mountain Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 22, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 1 8 8 Bald Eagle 2 8 8 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 2 2 Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 4 26 26 Red-tailed Hawk 1 4 4 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 3 3 Merlin 0 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 9 55 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Steve Walthius Observers: Jarrod Derr, Kurt & Sally Kraus, Larry Coble, Rosemary Spreha Visitors: 8 birders 8 for view 16 total Weather: 65 -79 F with light winds that started from the Northeast and turned to the South in the afternoon. Morning cloudless sky became 30% cloudy in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: Local Turkey Vultures, Red Shouldered Hawk and Coopers Hawk were not counted. Eagles were Juvenile (1) and Adult (1). Non-raptor Observations: Tree Swallows, Ruby Throated Hummingbirds and Ravens Predictions: Similar weather to today ======================================================================== 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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