Date: 9/21/26 3:59 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (21 Sep 2026) 293 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 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 3 32 39
Bald Eagle 2 65 77
Northern Harrier 0 11 15
Sharp-shinned Hawk 25 252 258
Cooper's Hawk 1 25 28
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 15 15
Broad-winged Hawk 255 3501 3648
Red-tailed Hawk 1 72 100
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 3 25 28
Merlin 0 10 11
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipitrine 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 5 8
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 3 24 26

Total: 293 4046 4262
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours

Official Counter: Rosemary Spreha, Sue Dibble

Observers: Brian Weaver, Gary Labelle, Rosemary Spreha, Steve Rannels

Visitors:
6
Richard and Janet Evans


Weather:
Cloudy all day. Winds from the N shifting to NE. Temps 60-68 degrees F.

Raptor Observations:
A good push of Broad wings from 2-3pm local time, with the later birds low
and flapping hard as they went by.

Local Redtail, Sharpie and Turkey Vultures not counted.

Non-raptor Observations:
No warblers today. A few skeins of Canada Geese headed south

Predictions:
rain
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Report submitted by Ed Chubb (<edwe3g...>)
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