Date: 9/28/25 4:08 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (28 Sep 2025) 16 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 4 37 46
Turkey Vulture 0 14 14
Osprey 1 53 68
Bald Eagle 1 45 68
Northern Harrier 0 21 22
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 336 343
Cooper's Hawk 0 31 38
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 7
Broad-winged Hawk 1 4241 4291
Red-tailed Hawk 0 52 67
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 33 37
Merlin 0 7 9
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 4
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 2 3
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 2 35 36

Total: 16 4919 5058
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter: Thom Kurtz

Observers: Andy Francis, Joe Meloney, Linda and Mike Mckinne,
Nancy Clupper

Visitors:
21 Vista Viewers

Beginner Hawk Watchers Julian And T-T Light (Ken and Jane's grandson and
wife)


Weather:
winds variable out of the S, W, NW, WNW, cloud cover 10% at best to 2%,
temp range 67 to 81 degrees F

Raptor Observations:
Imm BE at 11:25 am

Non-raptor Observations:
Chickadees, 33 migrating Blue Jays, Pileated WP, Carolina wrens, Flickers,
Titmice, Phoebe, Red Breasted Grosbeak, Ravens, American Crow, and
Goldfinches

Predictions:
Slightly cooler, mostly cloudy, winds out of the NE
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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