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Date: 8/16/26 4:21 am From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Second Mountain (15 Aug 2026) Raptors
Second Mountain Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 15, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 0 0 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Chip Templin Observers: Ed Chubb, Rosemary Spreha, Steve Rannels Visitors: 15 Vista Viewers, 2 Interested Birders, Mike Dale, Eric Witmer and Tom Garner Weather: Sunny and hot. Winds shifted from Northeast to Northwest 3-5 mph. Raptor Observations: No migrating Raptors. Local Turkey Vultures, 1 local Kestrel and 1 local Red Tailed Hawk. Non-raptor Observations: Many Tree Swallows and Cedar Waxwings. At least one Indigo Buntings chirping. Several Tiger Swallowtails and one Red Spotted Purple Butterfly. Predictions: 100% cloud cover, chance of rain all day. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>) Second Mountain information may be found at: Facebook. Second Mountain Hawk Watch More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=432

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