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Date: 10/16/25 1:27 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Second Mountain (15 Oct 2025) 39 Raptors
Second Mountain Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 21 67 Turkey Vulture 8 45 59 Osprey 0 3 77 Bald Eagle 7 36 109 Northern Harrier 0 7 33 Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 330 746 Cooper's Hawk 2 23 64 American Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 5 12 Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 4328 Red-tailed Hawk 5 50 117 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 2 4 6 American Kestrel 0 20 63 Merlin 0 3 12 Peregrine Falcon 0 6 14 Unknown Accipitrine 0 3 4 Unknown Buteo 0 3 6 Unknown Falcon 0 1 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 8 47 Total: 39 571 5768 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Ed Chubb Observers: Joe Meloney, Steve Rannels Visitors: Dr. Rannels and a few of the usual suspects. Weather: Nice day for a hawk watch! Raptor Observations: Good mix of October birds concluding with 2 Goldens Non-raptor Observations: The expected fall migrants including Yellow rumped,' Wh' thr' Sp, Juncoes and a sextet of Woodpeckers. Predictions: Another beautiful hawk watching day on Second Mountain with appropriate conditions. ======================================================================== 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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