Date: 8/23/26 1:23 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (23 Aug 2026) Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 23, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 4 4
Bald Eagle 0 4 4
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 2 2
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 112 112
Red-tailed Hawk 0 17 17
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 1 1
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 3 3
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0

Total: 0 145 145
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Observation start time: 11:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 3 hours

Official Counter: Rosemary Spreha

Observers:

Visitors:
13 for the view. Two for the hawkwatch.


Weather:
Partly to mostly cloudy, brief rain shower from 2:05 to 2:15, temperature
ranged from 75 to 70 degrees after the rain.

Raptor Observations:
Local TV, Red-tailed hawk and Ravens.

Non-raptor Observations:
Swifts, swallows, cedar waxwing, cardinals, hummingbirds and goldfinch.
Cicadas calling.

Predictions:
Partly cloudy, wind from the west.
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Report submitted by Ed Chubb (<edwe3g...>)
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