Date: 10/18/26 3:00 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (18 Oct 2026) 24 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 18, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 6 18 20
Turkey Vulture 12 311 316
Osprey 0 7 49
Bald Eagle 0 60 167
Northern Harrier 0 16 35
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 719 1093
Cooper's Hawk 1 55 93
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 12 31
Broad-winged Hawk 0 6 3799
Red-tailed Hawk 2 69 181
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 5 5
American Kestrel 0 34 81
Merlin 0 7 19
Peregrine Falcon 0 9 11
Unknown Accipitrine 0 3 5
Unknown Buteo 0 1 9
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 10 40

Total: 24 1342 5954
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 13:45:00
Total observation time: 5.75 hours

Official Counter: Andy Francis, Thom Kurtz

Observers: Andy Francis, Jay George, Linda McKinne, Mike McKinne,
Nancy Clupper

Visitors:
17 vista viewers


Weather:
Temperature range 39 to 60 degrees F. Zero cloud cover. Light winds out of
the NNW and switched in late morning to ESE.

Raptor Observations:
Two non-migrating adult Bald Eagles.

Non-raptor Observations:
RB Woodpecker, Pileated WP, Flicker, American Crow, Raven, Blue Jay Turkeys
on the road up, and 4 unident gulls.

Predictions:
Temperature range similar but slightly warmer. Full sun.
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Report submitted by Ed Chubb (<edwe3g...>)
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