Date: 10/16/25 5:37 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (16 Oct 2025) 82 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 21 67
Turkey Vulture 48 93 107
Osprey 0 3 77
Bald Eagle 8 44 117
Northern Harrier 0 7 33
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 338 754
Cooper's Hawk 0 23 64
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 5 10 17
Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 4328
Red-tailed Hawk 11 61 128
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 5 7
American Kestrel 0 20 63
Merlin 0 3 12
Peregrine Falcon 0 6 14
Unknown Accipitrine 0 3 4
Unknown Buteo 1 4 7
Unknown Falcon 0 1 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 8 47

Total: 82 653 5850
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter: Chip Templin

Observers: Fritz Heilman, Mary Brenner, Rosemary Spreha

Visitors:
6 Vista Viewers


Weather:
Sunny cloudless sky, temps 6c - 12c, Wind- NNW 12-16mph with gust to 25
mph.

Raptor Observations:
1 Golden Eagle - Juvenile; 8 Bald Eagles 1 Juvenile, 2 Immature (2-3yr), 5
Mature. 15 Turkey Vultures in a Kettle.

Non-raptor Observations:
Lots of Blue Jay activity, Several Northern Flicker in the area.

Predictions:
Sunny with similar temps to today. Winds to 9mph
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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