Date: 8/19/26 5:35 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (19 Aug 2026) 3 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 19, 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 0 2 2
Bald Eagle 1 4 4
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 79 79
Red-tailed Hawk 2 7 7
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: 3 92 92
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter: Ed Chubb

Observers: Jarrod Derr, Larry Coble, Steve Rannels

Weather:
Warm and very sunny! Temp's in the 70's early but getting to the mid 80"s
till the afternoon. Not many clouds to start the day but cloud increase
made for better later viewing conditions.

Raptor Observations:
One high flying Bald Eagle going south thru the Gap.

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
A new piece of "hardware" at the watch site will be delivered on Thursday
the 20th. Come out and see the new scientific addition to hawk watch.
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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