Date: 10/20/26 2:58 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (20 Oct 2026) 27 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 18 20
Turkey Vulture 2 313 318
Osprey 0 8 50
Bald Eagle 4 72 179
Northern Harrier 0 17 36
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 752 1126
Cooper's Hawk 0 58 96
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 16 35
Broad-winged Hawk 0 6 3799
Red-tailed Hawk 10 93 205
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 3 8 8
American Kestrel 0 34 81
Merlin 0 7 19
Peregrine Falcon 0 9 11
Unknown Accipitrine 0 3 5
Unknown Buteo 0 1 9
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 13 43

Total: 27 1428 6040
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:15:00
Total observation time: 8.25 hours

Official Counter: Rosemary Spreha

Observers: Gary Labelle, Sue Dibble

Visitors:
Eleven for the view.Nancy Welch and John Bell stopped to say hello.


Weather:
Sunny, strong wind from North, shifting to NE and NW. Temperature ranged
from 48 to 64 degrees.

Raptor Observations:
Three immature golden eagles. Two adult and two immature bald eagles
counted. Three adult and one immature bald eagle not counted.

Non-raptor Observations:
Small groups of Pine siskin flying past hawk watch. Dark-eyed Junco have
returned. Two groups of parachutists jumped from helicopters above the hawk
watch.

Predictions:
High 65, winds from NNW.
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Report submitted by Ed Chubb (<edwe3g...>)
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