Date: 9/4/26 3:02 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (04 Sep 2026) 18 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 3 3 10
Bald Eagle 1 3 15
Northern Harrier 0 1 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 6
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 3
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 10 10 157
Red-tailed Hawk 3 3 31
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 3
Merlin 0 0 1
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 3
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 4

Total: 18 23 239
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 14:15:00
Total observation time: 7.75 hours

Official Counter: Gary LaBelle

Observers: Larry Coble, Rosemary Spreha, Sue Dibble

Visitors:
3 birders, 4 for view


Weather:
Warm with N to NW wind and partly cloudy all day

Raptor Observations:
Merlin non-migrant - dove into valley

Non-raptor Observations:
Olive-sided flycatcher, several red-headed wp, many warblers,
yellow-throated and red-eyed vireos, scarlet tanager, rose-breasted
grosbeak

Predictions:
slightly cooler
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Report submitted by Ed Chubb (<edwe3g...>)
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