Date: 11/25/25 10:38 am
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (25 Nov 2025) 2 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 25, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 34 125
Turkey Vulture 0 121 535
Osprey 0 1 79
Bald Eagle 0 143 321
Northern Harrier 0 7 58
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 52 1053
Cooper's Hawk 0 10 106
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 21 53
Broad-winged Hawk 0 4 4332
Red-tailed Hawk 0 237 503
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 49 69
American Kestrel 1 3 67
Merlin 0 9 26
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 15
Unknown Accipitrine 0 1 6
Unknown Buteo 0 5 14
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 3 3
Unknown Raptor 0 12 66

Total: 2 712 7436
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Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 4.25 hours

Official Counter: Rosemary Spreha

Observers:

Visitors:
Two for the view
two bear hunters
four FIG personnel


Weather:
Temperaure from 38-44 degrees. 100% cloud cover, wind from S then SE 4-10
mph. Rain ended the count at noon.

Raptor Observations:
One kestrel and one sharp-shinned hawk. No local vultures, hawks or eagles.

Non-raptor Observations:
Common feeder birds. One Osprey helicopter put on a nice show passing over
the hawk watch.

Predictions:
Cloudy skies, high 64 degrees. Wind SW 10-20 mph.
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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