Date: 8/22/26 4:56 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Second Mountain (22 Aug 2026) 20 Raptors
Second Mountain Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 22, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Chip Templin
Observers: Mary Brenner, Mike Dale, Peggy Holt, Rosemary Spreha
Visitors: 2 hunters scouting deer and 7 vista viewers.
Weather: Misty thick haze early clearing midmorning with total cloud cover most of the day. 68-80 degrees fahrenheit, winds 4-8 mph from the SSE.
Raptor Observations: Broadwing Hawks flying solo, no kettles.
Non-raptor Observations: Many local Turkey Vultures and Black vultures active today. Cedar Wax Wings, Swifts and Tree Swallows. Hummingbirds and goldfinches. 1 young Eastern Milk Snake visited the viewing area.
Predictions: Clouds early sunny in the afternoon, high temp 79. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Ed Chubb (<edwe3g...>) Second Mountain information may be found at: Facebook. Second Mountain Hawk Watch
