Date: 11/28/25 12:53 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (28 Nov 2025) 16 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 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 6 149 327
Northern Harrier 0 7 58
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 53 1054
Cooper's Hawk 1 11 107
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 21 53
Broad-winged Hawk 0 4 4332
Red-tailed Hawk 7 244 510
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 50 70
American Kestrel 0 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: 16 728 7452
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 15:15:00
Total observation time: 7 hours

Official Counter: Steve Walthius

Observers: Rick Schoenberger, Rosemary Spreha

Visitors:
3 Hawkwatchers
6 for View

9 total


Weather:
Very windy, 30 - 36 degree partly cloudy day.

Raptor Observations:
3 juvenile and 3 adult Bald Eagles

Non-raptor Observations:
Ravens, White Throated Sparrows and Blue Jays

Predictions:
Less wind and a little warmer

Tomorrow is the start of rifle deer season in Pennsylvania
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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