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Date: 10/9/26 4:21 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Second Mountain (09 Oct 2026) 77 Raptors
Second Mountain Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 6 8 Turkey Vulture 18 20 25 Osprey 0 1 43 Bald Eagle 2 29 136 Northern Harrier 0 12 31 Sharp-shinned Hawk 48 371 745 Cooper's Hawk 1 22 60 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 10 29 Broad-winged Hawk 0 6 3799 Red-tailed Hawk 4 26 138 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 3 25 72 Merlin 0 4 16 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 6 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 2 Unknown Buteo 0 1 9 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 2 32 Total: 77 541 5153 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Gary LaBelle Observers: Brian Weaver, Morris Cox Visitors: 2 observers, 5 for view Weather: Light NW wind and blue sky comfortable temps most of the day. Increasing clouds last hour. Raptor Observations: 5 Bald eagles, several local RTHA and 8 black vultures at a time not counted. Non-raptor Observations: 3 Red-breasted nuthatch, mostly yellow-rump warblers, Blue-headed vireo Predictions: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. (NWS summary) ======================================================================== Report submitted by Ed Chubb (<edwe3g...>) Second Mountain information may be found at: Facebook. Second Mountain Hawk Watch More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=432

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