Date: 8/24/25 2:35 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (24 Aug 2025) 2 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 24, 2025
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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 10 10
Bald Eagle 2 17 17
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 4 4
Cooper's Hawk 0 4 4
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 34 34
Red-tailed Hawk 0 7 7
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 3 3
Merlin 0 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0

Total: 2 84 84
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Observation start time: 09:45:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 3.25 hours

Official Counter: Thom Kurtz

Observers: Bill Kametz, Nancy Clupper

Visitors:
2 visitors plus a family of 6


Weather:
Hazy in am till 11:am ,100 cloud cvr all day, with a temperature rang 71 to
76 F. sS winds at 5 km/h

Raptor Observations:
2 immature BE

Very few turkey vulture non migratory

Non-raptor Observations:
a ruby throated male hummingbird all day coming to the humming bird
pileated wp, swallow species, cardinal, pee wee , chimney swifts, gold
finches, American crow, and blue jays

Predictions:
mostly sunny with a high of 79, NW winds light turn west in afternoon
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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