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Date: 10/2/25 5:50 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Second Mountain (02 Oct 2025) 57 Raptors
Second Mountain Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 02, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 9 9 55 Turkey Vulture 4 4 18 Osprey 0 0 74 Bald Eagle 0 1 74 Northern Harrier 0 1 27 Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 25 441 Cooper's Hawk 3 4 45 American Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 3 10 Broad-winged Hawk 2 2 4327 Red-tailed Hawk 8 8 75 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 2 American Kestrel 2 2 45 Merlin 0 0 9 Peregrine Falcon 4 4 12 Unknown Accipitrine 2 2 3 Unknown Buteo 0 0 3 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 39 Total: 57 65 5262 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Fred Wilcox Observers: Fred Habegger, Gary Labelle, Joe Meloney, Larry Coble Visitors: 1 professional photographer, 2 members of IGMR security. Special thanks to Bill Kametz for his assistance. Weather: A beautiful early fall day. A mix of sun and clouds. Temperature range of 9 C to 23 C. A very gentle Southeast breeze throughout the day. Visibility was good. Humidity range of 40-56% Raptor Observations: 7 Bald Eagles were observed but not counted. The majority of the observed eagles were adults A few ravens were observed Non-raptor Observations: 1 Tennessee Warbler, 27 Monarch butterflies Predictions: Sunny and warmer with a light Southwest to South breeze. ======================================================================== 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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