Date: 9/1/26 12:56 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (01 Sep 2026) 5 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 01, 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 0 7
Bald Eagle 2 2 14
Northern Harrier 1 1 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 6
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 3
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 147
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 28
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 3
Merlin 0 0 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 3
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 2 2 4

Total: 5 5 221
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours

Official Counter: Rosemary Spreha

Observers: Joe Meloney

Visitors:
FIG police
Five for the view.


Weather:
Brief rain showers off and on in the morning. Partly to mostly cloudy.
Temperature from 67 to 86 degrees. Light wind from the SW.

Raptor Observations:
First TV not seen until 11:10 am. Local TV, BV, Raven and Red-tailed hawk
not counted. One adult and one immature Bald Eagle counted.

Non-raptor Observations:
Swifts and Swallows, one juvenile Red-headed Woodpecker, Scarlet Tanagers,
House Wren, Hummingbirds, Cedar Waxwings, Pileated WP, Pewee and Towhee.
Cicada and tree frogs calling. Three monarch butterflies.

Predictions:
Chance of rain 90%, high 79 degrees.
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Report submitted by Ed Chubb (<edwe3g...>)
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