Date: 9/23/25 3:07 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (23 Sep 2025) 265 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 11 20
Turkey Vulture 0 14 14
Osprey 1 48 63
Bald Eagle 1 39 62
Northern Harrier 0 19 20
Sharp-shinned Hawk 37 255 262
Cooper's Hawk 2 26 33
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 7
Broad-winged Hawk 218 4146 4196
Red-tailed Hawk 0 40 55
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 4 30 34
Merlin 1 5 7
Peregrine Falcon 1 2 4
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 2 3
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 31 32

Total: 265 4678 4817
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours

Official Counter: Rosemary Spreha

Observers: Andy Francis, Jarrod Derr, Sue Dibble

Visitors:
17 for the view. 2 to watch for hawks.


Weather:
Mostly cloudy with some sun midday. Light wind from the SE.
Temperature 62 to 82 degrees.

Raptor Observations:
One local adult bald eagle not counted. One sub-adult bald eagle counted.
Local TV and BV not counted.

Non-raptor Observations:
Several species of warblers seen early, lots of Blue Jays passing by. One
feral pigeon spent the day feeding on the sunflower seeds on the ground
beneath the feeders. One hummingbird. Many tree swallows.
Seven monarch butterflies.

Predictions:
Morning fog, cloudy in the afternoon. High 79.
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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