Date: 8/18/26 1:42 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (18 Aug 2026) 47 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 18, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 1 2 2
Bald Eagle 3 3 3
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 40 79 79
Red-tailed Hawk 3 5 5
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: 47 89 89
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter: Rosemary Spreha

Observers: Joe Meloney, Sue Dibble

Visitors:
Kevin Shannon, Mike and Leslie Shaak, Glenn Mitzel


Weather:
Mostly cloudy all day, light wind from the NW. Temperature ranged from 68
to 80 degrees.

Raptor Observations:
Local TV and Raven not counted.

Non-raptor Observations:
Common Nighthawk, YB Cuckoo, Scarlet Tanager, RTHU, Hooded, Black and
White, Black-throated Green, Blackburnian Warblers, Am Redstart, Baltimore
Oriole, Swifts and Swallows active for a couple hours before the Broadwing
Hawks started flying.

Predictions:
Cloudy with winds from the west.
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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