Date: 11/20/25 4:00 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Second Mountain (20 Nov 2025) 41 Raptors
Second Mountain Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Sue Dibble
Observers: Rosemary Spreha
Visitors: 1 hunter, 2 FITG employees and 3 for view.
Weather: Thick fog covered the south side of the mountain until around 11am, then hazy and cloudy the rest of the day. Calm winds became a light ESE breeze as the morning progressed. 29-42 degrees F.
Raptor Observations: Golden Eagles, 2 adult and 1 immature Bald Eagles, 1 immature, 1 unaged (distant in the fog) First bird of the day at 8:45am was a merlin that briefly perched in a dead snag then chased a flock of goldfinches before continuing down the ridge. A second merlin landed in a tree for a few minutes in the afternoon.
Most of the raptors were flapping all the way through the hawk watch today.
Non-raptor Observations: Ravens, fox sparrows, purple finches and pine siskins
Predictions: Cloudy with temps in the 50's, light SW winds ======================================================================== Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>) Second Mountain information may be found at: Facebook. Second Mountain Hawk Watch
