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Date: 8/23/25 4:15 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Second Mountain (23 Aug 2025) 27 Raptors
Second Mountain Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 23, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 2 10 10 Bald Eagle 7 15 15 Northern Harrier 1 1 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 4 4 Cooper's Hawk 3 4 4 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 8 34 34 Red-tailed Hawk 3 7 7 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 4 4 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: 27 82 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:45:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8.75 hours Official Counter: Sue Dibble Observers: Andy Francis, Fred Wilcox, Rosemary Spreha Visitors: 17 for view and 1 person scouting for archery season Weather: Sunny with a few clouds throughout the day. 56-79 F. S/SE winds avg 5 mph, gusts to 11. Raptor Observations: Bald Eagles, 5 Immature and 2 adults counted. Locals not counted included 4 immature BE, 1 Cooper's hawk that entertained us by relentlessly harassing a TV, 2 Redtails, and a Sharpie. Non-raptor Observations: 3 RT Hummingbird, a juvenile Red headed Woodpecker Monarchs 6 ======================================================================== 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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