Date: 11/29/25 4:11 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (29 Nov 2025) 29 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 29, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 34 125
Turkey Vulture 0 121 535
Osprey 0 1 79
Bald Eagle 8 157 335
Northern Harrier 0 7 58
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 53 1054
Cooper's Hawk 0 11 107
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 23 55
Broad-winged Hawk 0 4 4332
Red-tailed Hawk 14 258 524
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 4 54 74
American Kestrel 0 3 67
Merlin 0 9 26
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 15
Unknown Accipitrine 0 1 6
Unknown Buteo 0 5 14
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 1 4 4
Unknown Raptor 0 12 66

Total: 29 757 7481
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7.75 hours

Official Counter: Sue Dibble

Observers: Bob Peda, Mike Dale, Rosemary Spreha

Visitors:
5 hunters, 5 for view


Weather:
Partly cloudy, NW winds 5-10 mph, 28-40 degrees F.

Raptor Observations:
4 adult, 4 immature Bald Eagles counted. 3 local adult Bald eagles not
counted

The first Golden Eagle of the day (12:15pm) was an adult that came in with
an immature Bald. Both circled the hawk watch together for a few minutes
until they were very high in the sky before moving on. During the 1
o'clock hour a subadult and an immature Golden gave us great views as they
passed by together. The final Golden in the 3 o'clock hour had to be left
unaged.

Non-raptor Observations:
normal feeder birds, flock of 9 bluebirds, 1 high skein of Canada geese
heading south

Predictions:
chance of showers
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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