Date: 10/19/25 4:28 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (19 Oct 2025) 106 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 19, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 5 31 77
Turkey Vulture 31 166 180
Osprey 0 3 77
Bald Eagle 11 59 132
Northern Harrier 1 10 36
Sharp-shinned Hawk 27 428 844
Cooper's Hawk 3 33 74
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 12 19
Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 4328
Red-tailed Hawk 23 110 177
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 8 10
American Kestrel 1 21 64
Merlin 0 4 13
Peregrine Falcon 1 7 15
Unknown Accipitrine 1 4 5
Unknown Buteo 0 4 7
Unknown Falcon 0 1 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 10 49

Total: 106 914 6111
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours

Official Counter: Thom Kurtz

Observers: Andy Francis, Anil Kayohcu, Morris Cox, Nancy Clupper

Visitors:
Founder of the Hawk Watch Morris Cox

Kevin Shannon Hawk Watcher 10:30 to 1130

14 Vista Viewers


Weather:
Cloudy all day with strong winds out of the SSE and S, temperature range 54
to 72 degrees F

Raptor Observations:
11 BE Adult through immature, 1 adult GE

Non-raptor Observations:
very few songbirds, 17 migrating Canada Geese, Blue jays, and Ravens

Predictions:
Cooler with winds out of the WSW at 5 MPH,
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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