Date: 10/15/26 4:23 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Second Mountain (15 Oct 2026) 64 Raptors
Second Mountain Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 06:45:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.25 hours
Official Counter: Sue Dibble
Observers: Bruce Carl, Sharon Rannels, Steve Rannels
Visitors: 8 for the view 2 workers surveying the Gap boundary
Weather: Another beautiful fall day. 50-65 degrees. Light winds started from the north and eventually ended up from the south. Clouds varied from no clouds at all to 100% cloud cover.
Raptor Observations: Most early birds were high and distant over Blue Mountain and difficult to identify. When the winds shifted to the south, it brought the birds closer to us. Only 1 adult Bald Eagle counted today. Several local BEs observed.
Non-raptor Observations: 2 Yellow-billed cuckoos, 5 Blue-headed vireos, female purple finch, 5 warbler species. Bruce had flyover Pine Siskins, Woodcock and Am Pipit
Monarch 1
Predictions: Scattered afternoon thunderstorms expected ======================================================================== Report submitted by Ed Chubb (<edwe3g...>) Second Mountain information may be found at: Facebook. Second Mountain Hawk Watch
