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Date: 10/8/25 6:50 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Second Mountain (08 Oct 2025) 28 Raptors
Second Mountain Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 08, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 14 60 Turkey Vulture 2 16 30 Osprey 0 3 77 Bald Eagle 5 10 83 Northern Harrier 2 4 30 Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 232 648 Cooper's Hawk 1 14 55 American Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 10 Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 4328 Red-tailed Hawk 3 29 96 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 3 American Kestrel 4 13 56 Merlin 0 2 11 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 13 Unknown Accipitrine 0 3 4 Unknown Buteo 0 1 4 Unknown Falcon 0 1 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 6 45 Total: 28 360 5557 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:45:00 Observation end time: 15:15:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Gary LaBelle Observers: Bob Peda, Glen Mitzell, Mike Dale Visitors: 3 observers 3 for view = 6 Weather: Overnight rain ended about 30 min before count. Windy with NW to N wind temperature 57 to 64 deg F. Raptor Observations: Several pairs of adult BE and Red-tail hawks not counted. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Cold overnight, sunny N wind 6 to 10 mph ======================================================================== Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>) Second Mountain information may be found at: Facebook. Second Mountain Hawk Watch More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=432

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