Date: 11/23/25 4:09 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (23 Nov 2025) 30 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 23, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 34 125
Turkey Vulture 6 121 535
Osprey 0 1 79
Bald Eagle 4 132 310
Northern Harrier 0 7 58
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 48 1049
Cooper's Hawk 0 10 106
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 18 50
Broad-winged Hawk 0 4 4332
Red-tailed Hawk 14 232 498
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 2 48 68
American Kestrel 0 2 66
Merlin 0 9 26
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 15
Unknown Accipitrine 0 1 6
Unknown Buteo 1 5 14
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 3 3
Unknown Raptor 1 8 62

Total: 30 683 7407
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours

Official Counter: Chip Templin, Sue Dibble

Observers: Andy Francis, Anil Kayohcu, Brian Weaver, Joe Meloney,
Kurt & Sally Kraus, Mary Brenner, Rosemary Spreha,
Sue Dibble

Visitors:
2 hunters and 6 for the view.


Weather:
100% cloud cover until after noon. Light SW winds shifted to WNW. 32-45
degrees F.



Raptor Observations:
No migrating birds observed until the clouds cleared a bit after 1pm.

Golden eagles - 2 immatures
Bald eagles - 2 adults, 1 immature and 1 distant unaged counted.

Local RTs and 3 adult BE not counted.

Non-raptor Observations:
The normal birds at the seed. Pileated, Red-bellied and downy woodpeckers,
goldfinches, fox sparrow and 3 purple finches. Great blue heron was
observed flying north.

Predictions:
Partly cloudy with light WNW winds. High 54 F
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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