Date: 8/15/24 5:06 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (15 Aug 2024) 17 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 15, 2024
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 12 12 12
Red-tailed Hawk 5 5 5
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 0
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0

Total: 17 17 17
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours

Official Counter: Chip Templin

Observers: Joe Meloney, Larry Coble

Visitors:
No visitors


Weather:
Hazy and hot, full sun all day, cloud cover less than 1%. A 4-5mph breeze
from the NNW.

Raptor Observations:
1 Local Juvenile Bald Eagle Early, 1 local Red-tailed Hawk Mid-Morning

Non-raptor Observations:
Chimney Swifts and Cedar Waxwings before lunch, nothing notable afterwards.
1 Pileated Woodpecker late in the day.

Predictions:
Sunny in the morning, cloudy after noon. High temperature 32C
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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