Date: 12/7/25 12:53 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (07 Dec 2025) Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 07, 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 0 8 343
Northern Harrier 0 0 58
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 1054
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 108
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 55
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4332
Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 531
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 4 78
American Kestrel 0 0 67
Merlin 0 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 1 67

Total: 0 19 7504
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Observation start time: 08:45:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 3.25 hours

Official Counter: Thom Kurtz

Observers:

Visitors:
Father and 2 children, 4 young adults, 4 adults dressed like hunters all
vista viewers


Weather:
33 to 36 degrees F, light variable winds all day from N, E, NE, and S, 100
% cloud cover all day but visibility good

Please note: road up to watch has snow and ice around the curves near top
and the flat road out to watch is completely
snow and ice covered as is the watch area

Raptor Observations:
no birds seen not even a TV

Non-raptor Observations:
Downy and Red Bellied WP,5 Juncos, 1 white throated sparrow, 2 cardinals, 2
blue jays and 2 chickadeesF

Predictions:
slightly cooler, mostly sunny, with winds out of the NNE
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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