Date: 9/17/25 7:16 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (17 Sep 2025) 454 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 8 17
Turkey Vulture 0 2 2
Osprey 1 41 56
Bald Eagle 5 23 46
Northern Harrier 6 11 12
Sharp-shinned Hawk 22 117 124
Cooper's Hawk 0 16 23
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 5
Broad-winged Hawk 418 3220 3270
Red-tailed Hawk 0 23 38
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 2 23 27
Merlin 0 4 6
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 3
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 1 2
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 19 20

Total: 454 3517 3656
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours

Official Counter: Ed Chubb

Observers: Brian Weaver, Jarrod Derr, Mary Brenner, Ted Keene

Visitors:
1-car with 2 visitors


Weather:
Fortunately no rain on the mountain but overcast all day with temps in the
60's and 70's.

Raptor Observations:
Imm B.E.-1; 3 kettles of B.W. in the early afternoon.

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
Partly to mostly sunny with temps to near 80. NW winds calm to 5+ mph.
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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