Date: 8/30/25 4:00 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Second Mountain (30 Aug 2025) 19 Raptors
Second Mountain Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 30, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Kurt/Sally Kraus
Observers: Fred Wilcox, Gary La Belle
Visitors:
Thirteen total throughout the day. Only two whom interacted with observers.
Weather:
Cool morning temps (18.4 C), nearly cloudless with a haze on the horizons. Rising temps throughout the day to a high 27.8 C. Calm NNW winds early, increasing to Northerly 8 to 12 MPH by noon. Humidity quite steady throughout the day at 45%.
Raptor Observations:
Birds were high altitude.
Non-raptor Observations:
Two distant paragliders spotted to the south of Rauch Gap. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>) Second Mountain information may be found at: Facebook. Second Mountain Hawk Watch
