Date: 8/20/24 9:07 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (20 Aug 2024) 4 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 20, 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 1 4 4
Bald Eagle 0 2 2
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 3 29 29
Red-tailed Hawk 0 7 7
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 2 2
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: 4 47 47
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours

Official Counter: Rosemary Spreha

Observers: Fred Wilcox, Joe Meloney

Visitors:
Three.


Weather:
Windy and overcast. Wind from the northwest. Good visibility.

Raptor Observations:
Local Turkey Vultures and Red-tailed Hawks.

Non-raptor Observations:
Large group of Cedar Waxwings flying by and resting in trees. Phoebe,
Carolina and House wrens, goldfinch, pileated woodpecker, cardinal, Raven,
tree swallows and chimney swifts.

A10's and C130 flying by.
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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