Date: 10/4/26 12:46 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Second Mountain (04 Oct 2026) 1 Raptors
Second Mountain Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 12:15:00 Total observation time: 4.25 hours
Official Counter: Andy Francis, Thom Kurtz
Observers: Morris Cox, Nancy Clupper
Visitors: Interested visitors Rick and Robin Cronkite. 2nd Mountain Hawkwatch founder - Morris Cox!
Weather: 100% cloud cover. Temperature constant at 15 C with a light to moderate wind. Initial visibility at 20 miles. At 9:30, fog and mist covered the site, reducing visibility to 2 miles or less for duration of count time.
Raptor Observations: Very little activity (1 migrating American Kestrel)
Non-raptor Observations: 5 Black Vultures feeding on deer carcass at hawk watch entrance. 7 Turkeys in the same area. Blue Jays, 42 Canada Geese, Eastern Phoebe, WB Nuthatch, raven, Pileated WP, Tufted Titmouse.
Predictions: Sunny and partly sunny, highs in the mid-sixties. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Ed Chubb (<edwe3g...>) Second Mountain information may be found at: Facebook. Second Mountain Hawk Watch
