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Date: 10/29/26 6:36 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Second Mountain (29 Oct 2026) 8 Raptors
Second Mountain Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 29, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 21 23 Turkey Vulture 0 338 343 Osprey 0 8 50 Bald Eagle 1 100 207 Northern Harrier 0 20 39 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 797 1171 Cooper's Hawk 0 60 98 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 22 41 Broad-winged Hawk 0 6 3799 Red-tailed Hawk 3 140 252 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 12 12 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 14 44 Total: 8 1593 6205 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 11:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Gayle Lawrence Observers: Ed Chubb, Jay George, Sharon Rannels, Steve Rannels Weather: Early morning fog and low clouds led to an abbreviated count day. Raptor Observations: A late Golden Eagle made for a great day. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: A full day of better count weather should make for more species and better numbers. ======================================================================== 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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