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Date: 10/31/25 1:55 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Second Mountain (31 Oct 2025) 32 Raptors
Second Mountain Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 3 45 91 Turkey Vulture 6 400 414 Osprey 1 4 78 Bald Eagle 10 105 178 Northern Harrier 0 25 51 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 585 1001 Cooper's Hawk 0 55 96 American Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 25 32 Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 4328 Red-tailed Hawk 9 199 266 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 18 20 American Kestrel 0 21 64 Merlin 0 8 17 Peregrine Falcon 0 7 15 Unknown Accipitrine 0 4 5 Unknown Buteo 0 6 9 Unknown Falcon 0 2 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 15 54 Total: 32 1527 6724 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Steve Walthius Observers: Gary Labelle, Jarrod Derr, Justin Peterson, Kurt & Sally Kraus, Larry Coble, Rick Schoenberger Visitors: 8 birders 2 hunters 1 FTIG police officer 11 total Weather: Mostly cloudy 45 - 54 degree day with fairly strong 10 - 20 mph winds from the West. Mid morning drizzle halted migration for over an hour. Raptor Observations: 7 adult and 3 juvenile Bald Eagles were counted. Non-raptor Observations: Ravens, Robins and a large flock of 200+ Grackles Predictions: Less wind and precipitation ======================================================================== 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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