Date: 9/18/25 5:17 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (18 Sep 2025) 122 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 1 9 18
Turkey Vulture 12 14 14
Osprey 0 41 56
Bald Eagle 5 28 51
Northern Harrier 3 14 15
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 124 131
Cooper's Hawk 0 16 23
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 5
Broad-winged Hawk 91 3311 3361
Red-tailed Hawk 2 25 40
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 23 27
Merlin 0 4 6
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 3
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 1 2
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 20 21

Total: 122 3639 3778
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours

Official Counter: Fred Wilcox

Observers: Brandon Brogle, Brian Weaver, Gary Labelle, Jay George,
Rosemary Spreha

Visitors:
2 from IGMR and 2 birders

Special thanks to Brandon Brogle from Hawk Mountain for closing out our
day.


Weather:
A very warm cloudless day with a very light breeze from the Northeast to
East. Visibility was good. Temperature range of 19 to 25C.

Raptor Observations:
5 Bald eagles counted. Two adult and 3 immature. Three other eagles
observed but not counted. Birds were flying very high today.

Non-raptor Observations:
5 ravens

50 monarch butterflies

Predictions:
Warm like today with a light Northernly breeze
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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