Date: 9/30/26 6:28 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (30 Sep 2026) 21 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 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 0 35 42
Bald Eagle 1 95 107
Northern Harrier 2 15 19
Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 368 374
Cooper's Hawk 3 35 38
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 19 19
Broad-winged Hawk 0 3646 3793
Red-tailed Hawk 0 84 112
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 44 47
Merlin 0 11 12
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Accipitrine 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 5 8
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 28 30

Total: 21 4396 4612
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter: Ed Chubb

Observers: Morris Cox, Steve Rannels, Ted Keene

Visitors:
Some new visitors were welcomed to the site and given 2nd Mountain info.
Usual FITG personnel doing their hike up the mountain with weighted
vests/back packs.


Weather:
Mostly cloudy all day with minimal breaks of sunshine. Temps in the 60's to
near 80 F.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:
STINK BUGS ARE THICK!

Predictions:
See "Observations" above. Weather looks like cloudy conditions with light
winds out of the South.
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Report submitted by Ed Chubb (<edwe3g...>)
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