Date: 9/16/25 4:36 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (16 Sep 2025) 1406 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 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 4 40 55
Bald Eagle 0 18 41
Northern Harrier 0 5 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 29 95 102
Cooper's Hawk 4 16 23
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 5
Broad-winged Hawk 1361 2802 2852
Red-tailed Hawk 1 23 38
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 21 25
Merlin 1 4 6
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 3
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 1 2
Unknown Falcon 1 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 3 19 20

Total: 1406 3063 3202
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Observation start time: 05:45:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10.25 hours

Official Counter: Rosemary Spreha

Observers: Bill Kametz, Brian Weaver, Joe Meloney, Steve Rannels,
Sue Dibble, Tom Powers

Visitors:
Paul Weiss who assisted with the count.
One visitor for the view.


Weather:
Temperature ranged from 60 to 80 degrees. Mostly cloudy all day. Light wind
mostly from the NE.

Raptor Observations:
Local TV, ravens and Red-tailed hawk. One adult bald eagle not counted. One
sharp-shinned hawk perched in a tree with two flickers. The flickers flew
off and so did the sharpie.

Non-raptor Observations:
A few warblers early, Scarlet tanagers, nuthatches, woodpeckers and
hummingbirds. Tree swallow numbers increasing.

Predictions:
Rain likely.
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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