Date: 9/5/24 3:31 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (05 Sep 2024) 31 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 2024
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 1 1 10
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 2 14 23
Bald Eagle 4 18 24
Northern Harrier 1 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 7 12
Cooper's Hawk 1 5 7
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 2
Broad-winged Hawk 16 79 191
Red-tailed Hawk 5 25 54
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 3 10
Merlin 0 0 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1

Total: 31 155 340
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours

Official Counter: Fred Wilcox

Observers: Bob Peda, Gary Labelle, Linda McKinne, Mike McKinne,
Rosemary Spreha, Tom Powers

Visitors:
1 bicyclist




Weather:
A mostly clear blue sky with a light southerly breeze. Visibility good.
Temperature range in the 60’s - 70’s

There was a thin layer of haze or fog at a high altitude which often
obscured the visibility of the raptors

Raptor Observations:
4 bald eagles: 2 immature, 1 sub-adult, 1 adult
2 additional adult bald eagles were observed but not counted



Non-raptor Observations:
9 monarch butterflies

Predictions:
Mostly cloudy with patches of morning fog
Light southerly breeze
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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