Date: 10/22/26 6:54 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Second Mountain (22 Oct 2026) 16 Raptors
Second Mountain Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 22, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Ed Chubb
Observers: Chip Templin, Fred Wilcox, Kevin Shannon, Steve Rannels
Visitors: Former 2nd Mountain President Fred Wilcox and wife Carol paid the counter crew a nice visit.
Weather: Same as yesterday, clear blue skies(not good for spotting raptors) with adequate winds and comfortable temps getting into the low to mid 60's.
Raptor Observations: First bird of the day, a Kestrel, going after the Great Horned Owl decoy but coming very close to the day's counter.
Non-raptor Observations: Fall tree colors are beginning to get near peak.
Predictions: More of the same conditions as Wednesday and Thursday but even as such hawk counting is better than a day at work. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Ed Chubb (<edwe3g...>) Second Mountain information may be found at: Facebook. Second Mountain Hawk Watch
