Date: 8/22/24 4:20 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Second Mountain (22 Aug 2024) 9 Raptors
Second Mountain Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 22, 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:15:00 Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter: Fred Wilcox
Observers: Kurt & Sally Kraus, Larry Coble, Rosemary Spreha
Visitors: 2 Police officers, 2 military personnel, 4 bicyclists, 4 for vista view. DCNR Secretary Cindy Dunn and an assistant, Nate Lotze.
Weather: A mix of clouds and sun. A very light breeze from the North throughout the day. Visibility was excellent . Very pleasant in the morning hours but warm throughout the afternoon.
Raptor Observations: 2 Black Vultures were observed migrating west at a high altitude and counted.
Non-raptor Observations: 2 purple martins, many Cedar Waxwings, a Pileated Woodpecker, 4 ravens, and the usual tree swallows
Predictions: Warm with very light westerly wind ======================================================================== Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>) Second Mountain information may be found at: Facebook. Second Mountain Hawk Watch
