Date: 9/12/25 1:15 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (12 Sep 2025) 101 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 12, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 8 17
Turkey Vulture 0 2 2
Osprey 1 15 30
Bald Eagle 0 7 30
Northern Harrier 0 2 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 12 19
Cooper's Hawk 1 10 17
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 86 181 231
Red-tailed Hawk 4 18 33
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 1 1
American Kestrel 2 3 7
Merlin 0 0 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 4 5

Total: 101 264 403
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter: Steve Walthius

Observers: Brian Weaver, Larry Coble, Linda McKinne, Mike McKinne,
Rick Schoenberger, Sharon Rannels, Steve Rannels,
Sue Dibble

Visitors:
8 birders
1 Waste Management technician


Weather:
Cloudless 59 degree morning with light winds from the North became partly
cloudy 80degree afternoon with winds from the South.

Raptor Observations:
Very early juvenile Golden Eagle observed at 9:28 am. Pics by other birders
on eBird at Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
Several decent Broadwing Hawk kettles observed during the same hour.

Non-raptor Observations:
Red Headed Woodpecker, Red Breasted Nuthatch and Cedar Waxwings were
notable.

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