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Date: 10/20/25 4:43 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Second Mountain (20 Oct 2025) 10 Raptors
Second Mountain Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 31 77 Turkey Vulture 1 167 181 Osprey 0 3 77 Bald Eagle 2 61 134 Northern Harrier 0 10 36 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 431 847 Cooper's Hawk 1 34 75 American Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 12 19 Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 4328 Red-tailed Hawk 2 112 179 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 9 11 American Kestrel 0 21 64 Merlin 0 4 13 Peregrine Falcon 0 7 15 Unknown Accipitrine 0 4 5 Unknown Buteo 0 4 7 Unknown Falcon 0 1 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 10 49 Total: 10 924 6121 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Gary LaBelle Observers: Mary Brenner, Rosemary Spreha Visitors: 3 observers, 3 visitors for view = 6 Weather: Rain delayed start of count. Windy, mostly cloudy all day and 48 to 55 F Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: 11 Eastern Bluebirds in one tree Predictions: Wind shifting to south or southwest and warmer. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>) Second Mountain information may be found at: Facebook. Second Mountain Hawk Watch More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=432

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