Date: 12/1/25 5:38 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (01 Dec 2025) 7 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 01, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 125
Turkey Vulture 0 0 535
Osprey 0 0 79
Bald Eagle 3 3 338
Northern Harrier 0 0 58
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 1054
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 107
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 55
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4332
Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 528
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 2 2 76
American Kestrel 0 0 67
Merlin 1 1 27
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 16
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 6
Unknown Buteo 0 0 14
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 4
Unknown Raptor 0 0 66

Total: 7 7 7492
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours

Official Counter: Gary LaBelle

Observers: Joe Meloney, Kevin Shannon, Rosemary Spreha

Visitors:
2 hunters, 3 observers =5


Weather:
Temperature 29 to 37 deg F. Calm to light NW wind. Partly to mostly cloudy.

Raptor Observations:
Five bald eagles (1 adult and 4 sub-adult) circled overhead for several
minutes but did not migrate.

Non-raptor Observations:
several large flocks of Canada Geese, flocks of Am goldfinch

Predictions:
Snow overnight predicted 4-6 inches will probably cancel Tuesday's count.
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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