Date: 11/2/25 3:58 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (02 Nov 2025) 63 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 3 3 94
Turkey Vulture 34 34 448
Osprey 0 0 78
Bald Eagle 2 20 198
Northern Harrier 0 2 53
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 11 1012
Cooper's Hawk 2 2 98
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 6 38
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4328
Red-tailed Hawk 11 21 287
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 2 4 24
American Kestrel 0 0 64
Merlin 0 0 17
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 15
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 5
Unknown Buteo 2 3 12
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 2 56

Total: 63 108 6832
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours

Official Counter: Thom Kurtz

Observers: Jonathan Heller, Mary Brenner, Nancy Clupper, TED NICHOLS

Visitors:
vista viewers 6


Weather:
winds light out of the S and S, temperature range 51 to 60 degrees F, cloud
cover 1 to 10 percent

Raptor Observations:
2 Adult BE, 2 Ge eagles,1 adult and 2nd not aged

Non-raptor Observations:
blue jays, Juncos (25 +), 25 robins, song sparrow, cedar waxwings, 2 blue
birds, cardinals, blue headed vireo, purple finches, American crow aand 1
raven

Predictions:
temperatures similar to today, partly sunny with hours of full sun, winds
out of the E, S, and W
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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