Date: 9/11/25 5:16 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (11 Sep 2025) 14 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 2 8 17
Turkey Vulture 0 2 2
Osprey 0 14 29
Bald Eagle 0 7 30
Northern Harrier 1 2 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 7 14
Cooper's Hawk 0 9 16
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 9 95 145
Red-tailed Hawk 1 14 29
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 1 5
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 0 3 4

Total: 14 163 302
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours

Official Counter: Fred Wilcox

Observers: Jarrod Derr, Mary Brenner, Rosemary Spreha, Sharon Rannels,
Steve Rannels

Visitors:
7 birders and 4 vista viewers on site


Weather:
In the early hours the sky was mostly cloudy with a mild NE breeze.
Visibility was good. By noon the winds increased and shifted to the North
and the clouds vanished. Temperature range of 67-78F

Raptor Observations:
In the early hours conditions were great and we saw a few high birds. by
noon the winds shifted to the North and increased and no additional birds
were observed

Non-raptor Observations:
a pair of pileated woodpeckers

Predictions:
much like today. WARM
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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