Second Mountain Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 16:45:00 Total observation time: 10.75 hours
Official Counter: Rosemary Spreha
Observers: Glen Mitzell, Jay George, Ronnie Montagna, Sue Dibble
Visitors: Two for the sunrise, seven for the view. Meredith Lombard and Mary Coons contributed greatly to the count.
Weather: Bright blue sky, almost no clouds. Light wind from the north changing to the SE for the rest of the day. Temperature from 48 to 76 degrees.
Raptor Observations: Local TV, BV, Red-tailed hawks and Ravens not counted. Two adult and two immature Bald Eagles counted. Most of the Broadwing Hawks were very high.
Non-raptor Observations: Warblers were reasonably active early on with a total of seven species including Black and White, Tennessee, Cape May, Magnolia, Black throated Green, N. Parula. 115 Monarch butterflies.
Predictions: cloudy with occasional showers. Winds light and variable. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Ed Chubb (<edwe3g...>) Second Mountain information may be found at: Facebook. Second Mountain Hawk Watch
