Date: 11/1/25 6:31 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Second Mountain (01 Nov 2025) 45 Raptors
Second Mountain Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Kurt/Sally Kraus
Observers: Kevin Shannon, Larry Coble, Sue Dibble, Tom Garner
Visitors: Visitor observers Samir and Yusuf Saadeh from Chester Co. were welcomed guests. Numerous vista viewers (N=29). A number of hunters (uncounted) came and left throughout the day.
Weather: West-North-West winds were consistent in direction but changed speeds frequently throughout the day. Blustery with occasional gusts reported at 27mph until our final observation hour when they became calm to almost still. Cloud cover varied wildly from 90% to 20%. Visibility at the horizon was excellent with no haze. Humidity fell from 74% to 48% through the day. Barometric pressure remained quite constant at 29.98-30.01. Temperatures rose slightly throughout the day, a high in the morning of 10.6C to 14.4C at 4:00PM(DST)
Raptor Observations: A relatively slow day with most raptors at high altitude. Two midday Golden Eagles both immature passing in the 11:00 hour. An excellent Bald Eagle day with 18 birds.
Non-raptor Observations: Common Loons were prevalent migrants today, a total of 36 birds. One solo loon was observed flying with an unspecified grebe, an odd pair, in the 2:00 hour. Seven Ring-bill gulls in the same hour.
Predictions: Speculation that the high winds yesterday and relatively slow day today may have delayed migrants to the north; we are awaiting a robust count in the near future. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>) Second Mountain information may be found at: Facebook. Second Mountain Hawk Watch
