Date: 8/28/24 5:20 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (28 Aug 2024) 22 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 28, 2024
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 3 3
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 2 8 8
Bald Eagle 0 6 6
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 4 4
Cooper's Hawk 0 2 2
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 12 90 90
Red-tailed Hawk 5 26 26
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 7 7
Merlin 1 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0

Total: 22 152 152
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours

Official Counter: Steve Walthius

Observers: Jarrod Derr, Larry Coble

Visitors:
FTIG range operations


Weather:
Very hot lower 90’s and humid.

Raptor Observations:
Several Turkey Vultures not counted.

Non-raptor Observations:
Peewees, Waxwings, Chimney Swifts and Ravens

Predictions:
Not as hot
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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