Date: 10/23/26 6:51 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (23 Oct 2026) 5 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 23, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 19 21
Turkey Vulture 0 320 325
Osprey 0 8 50
Bald Eagle 1 82 189
Northern Harrier 0 18 37
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 761 1135
Cooper's Hawk 0 59 97
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 17 36
Broad-winged Hawk 0 6 3799
Red-tailed Hawk 3 105 217
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 9 9
American Kestrel 0 35 82
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 13 43

Total: 5 1472 6084
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours

Official Counter: Gary LaBelle

Observers: Jay George, Rosemary Spreha

Visitors:
1 military 14 for view, Nancy Welch for hawk watch


Weather:
Mostly blue skies with light North wind shifting to South.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
Similar weather a bit cooler
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Report submitted by Ed Chubb (<edwe3g...>)
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