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Date: 10/3/25 3:29 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Second Mountain (03 Oct 2025) 70 Raptors
Second Mountain Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 5 14 60 Turkey Vulture 8 12 26 Osprey 0 0 74 Bald Eagle 0 1 74 Northern Harrier 0 1 27 Sharp-shinned Hawk 50 75 491 Cooper's Hawk 0 4 45 American Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 10 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 4327 Red-tailed Hawk 3 11 78 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 2 American Kestrel 1 3 46 Merlin 0 0 9 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 12 Unknown Accipitrine 1 3 4 Unknown Buteo 0 0 3 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 2 2 41 Total: 70 135 5332 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Steve Walthius Observers: JA Mohl, Jarrod Derr, Kurt & Sally Kraus, Larry Coble, Laurie Schlonsfer Visitors: 8 Birders 4 for view 12 total Weather: Mostly sunny,46 to 72 degrees with light southeast winds all day. Raptor Observations: 2 Adult and 1 juvenile Bald Eagles were not counted Non-raptor Observations: Yellow Rumped, Cape May and Tennessee Warblers. Predictions: Warmer with less clouds and wind. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>) Second Mountain information may be found at: Facebook. Second Mountain Hawk Watch More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=432

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