Date: 11/16/25 4:33 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (16 Nov 2025) 35 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 16, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 34 125
Turkey Vulture 3 113 527
Osprey 0 1 79
Bald Eagle 8 115 293
Northern Harrier 0 7 58
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 42 1043
Cooper's Hawk 0 9 105
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 15 47
Broad-winged Hawk 4 4 4332
Red-tailed Hawk 10 168 434
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 6 33 53
American Kestrel 0 2 66
Merlin 1 7 24
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 15
Unknown Accipitrine 1 1 6
Unknown Buteo 0 4 13
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 3 3
Unknown Raptor 0 6 60

Total: 35 564 7288
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Observation start time: 08:45:00
Observation end time: 16:15:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours

Official Counter: Kurt/Sally Kraus, Thom Kurtz

Observers: Kurt & Sally Kraus, Nancy Clupper

Visitors:
14 vista viewers

2 bow deer hunters no deer

Josh Jones an experienced hawk watcher from 1 to 3:30


Weather:
STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE NW AND WNW withe apparent gust rom 35 to 50 mph,
temp range from 50 to 44 degrees F, cloud cover from 95% to 35%, ended with
a small snow squall

Raptor Observations:
4 adult GE, 1 imm GE, 2 adult BE, 1 imm BE, 1 white bellied sub adult BE,

4 Broad wing haws travelling together

Non-raptor Observations:
fox sparrow heard, 30 cormorants in a group, mourning doves, chickadees, 5
ravens, and a pileated Wp

Predictions:
slightly cooler with winds out of the WNW not as strong and partly cloudy
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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