Date: 8/20/26 5:39 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (20 Aug 2026) Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 20, 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 0 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 0 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: 0 92 92
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours

Official Counter: Ed Chubb

Observers:

Visitors:
The Motus antenna crew was there all morning and into the afternoon setting
up a new receiving antenna in the southeast corner of the public
parking/car area of the hawk watch site.
Appreciated the watch help by Lee and Audrey Wells of Pine Grove for the
morning.


Weather:
Overcast for the entire count period. Rain predicted from late morning on.
Temp's in the 70's to near 80.

Raptor Observations:
Zero/zilch/nada!

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
All weather conditions for the day should provide suitable hawk watch
conditions-comfortable temperatures, appropriate winds and good skies.
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Report submitted by Ed Chubb (<edwe3g...>)
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