Date: 10/22/25 3:15 am
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (21 Oct 2025) 83 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 1 32 78
Turkey Vulture 0 167 181
Osprey 0 3 77
Bald Eagle 3 64 137
Northern Harrier 5 15 41
Sharp-shinned Hawk 53 484 900
Cooper's Hawk 10 44 85
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 12 19
Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 4328
Red-tailed Hawk 10 122 189
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 9 11
American Kestrel 0 21 64
Merlin 1 5 14
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: 83 1007 6204
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Observation start time: 06:45:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 8.75 hours

Official Counter: Rosemary Spreha

Observers: Steve Rannels, Sue Dibble

Visitors:
FIG police
four for the view
one hunter
Cathy and Brian Schnerr
Meredith Lombard
Mary Coomer


Weather:
Temperature 40-60. Moderate wind from the south. Mostly sunny with little
cloud cover.

Raptor Observations:
Three immature bald eagles counted. Five bald eagles not counted. Local TV,
BV, red-tailed hawks and ravens not counted.

Non-raptor Observations:
Numerous ruby crowned kinglets, blue-headed vireos, yellow rump warblers
and white throated sparrows. One barn swallow.

Predictions:
Cloudy with some sun, more clouds in afternoon. High 59. Wind WSW 10-20
mph.
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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