Date: 8/18/24 4:32 am
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (17 Aug 2024) Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 17, 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 1 1
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 0 2 2
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 26 26
Red-tailed Hawk 0 6 6
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 1 1
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
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: 0 37 37
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter: Sarah Way

Observers: Audrey Estep, Chip Templin, Randy Estep

Visitors:
2 for birdwatching, 10 for the vista view


Weather:
Low patchy fog moving across the ridge all day. Visibility obscured in all
directions on and off for the entire count.

Raptor Observations:
Almost no raptors visible from the count site. Two local turkey vultures in
the late morning.

Non-raptor Observations:
Eastern wood-pewee, American goldfinch, mourning dove, tree swallow,
Northern cardinal, American crow

Predictions:
Rain in the morning and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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