Date: 9/9/26 5:20 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (09 Sep 2026) 79 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 09, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 2 2
Turkey Vulture 0 5 5
Osprey 5 13 20
Bald Eagle 6 26 38
Northern Harrier 1 4 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 23 29
Cooper's Hawk 1 6 9
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 11 11
Broad-winged Hawk 57 244 391
Red-tailed Hawk 0 22 50
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 8 11
Merlin 0 2 3
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 1 4
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 3 5

Total: 79 371 587
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours

Official Counter: Ed Chubb

Observers: Gary Labelle, Joe Meloney, Rosemary Spreha, Steve Rannels,
Steve Walthius, Ted Keene

Visitors:
One drive-up with 2 indivduals


Weather:
Partly cloudy to start the day with light winds out of the SSW. Temps in
the high 60's to high 80's.

Raptor Observations:
A nice variety of birds for the day but no kettles of you know what!

Non-raptor Observations:
Early morning passerines made for an interesting start with it becoming a
regular migration treat that should provide an added dimension to 2nd
Mountain's birding experience.

Predictions:
Early day (pre dawn) frontal weather system may linger and impair the hawk
movement till later in the day.
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Report submitted by Ed Chubb (<edwe3g...>)
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