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Date: 10/31/26 5:06 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Second Mountain (31 Oct 2026) 43 Raptors
Second Mountain Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 3 26 28 Turkey Vulture 3 352 357 Osprey 0 8 50 Bald Eagle 14 122 229 Northern Harrier 0 20 39 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 803 1177 Cooper's Hawk 1 61 99 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 26 45 Broad-winged Hawk 0 6 3799 Red-tailed Hawk 14 160 272 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 2 14 14 American Kestrel 0 35 82 Merlin 0 7 19 Peregrine Falcon 0 10 12 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: 43 1668 6280 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Chip Templin Observers: Brian Weaver, Jay George, Kurt & Sally Kraus, Mary Brenner, Rosemary Spreha Visitors: 4 hunters, 15 Vista Viewers, 5 Interested Birders Weather: Mostly Sunny, calm winds from the north and northeast Temps 8C to 13C. Raptor Observations: 2 Golden Eagles - 1 mature, 1 Immature. 14 Bald Eagles - 10 Mature, 3 Immature (2-3yr), 1 Juvenile. Non-raptor Observations: Juncos, Yellow Rump, Purple Finches, Red Bellied Woodpecker and a Pine Siskin Predictions: Cloudy with calm winds. High of 16C ======================================================================== 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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