Date: 8/24/26 11:36 am From: THOMAS REINSEL REV. <000002263a366857-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: PABIRDS Digest - 22 Aug 2026 to 23 Aug 2026 (#2026-171)
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Tom Reinsel.
> On 08/24/2026 12:00 AM EDT PABIRDS automatic digest system <listserv...> wrote:
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> There are 4 messages totaling 313 lines in this issue.
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> Topics of the day:
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> 1. Second Mountain (23 Aug 2026) Raptors
> 2. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (23 Aug 2026) 14 Raptors
> 3. Waggoner's Gap (23 Aug 2026) 24 Raptors
> 4. Bake Oven Knob (23 Aug 2026) 30 Raptors
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> Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:23:22 +0000
> From: "Hawkcount.Org Reports" <reports...>
> Subject: Second Mountain (23 Aug 2026) Raptors
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> 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
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> 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
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> Official Counter: Rosemary Spreha
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> Observers:
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> Visitors:
> 13 for the view. Two for the hawkwatch.
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>
> Weather:
> Partly to mostly cloudy, brief rain shower from 2:05 to 2:15, temperature
> ranged from 75 to 70 degrees after the rain.
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> Raptor Observations:
> Local TV, Red-tailed hawk and Ravens.
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> Non-raptor Observations:
> Swifts, swallows, cedar waxwing, cardinals, hummingbirds and goldfinch.
> Cicadas calling.
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> Predictions:
> Partly cloudy, wind from the west.
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> Report submitted by Ed Chubb (<edwe3g...>)
> Second Mountain information may be found at:
> Facebook. Second Mountain Hawk Watch
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>
> More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=432 >
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> Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2026 21:55:24 +0000
> From: "Hawkcount.Org Reports" <reports...>
> Subject: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (23 Aug 2026) 14 Raptors
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> Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
> Kempton, 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
> Unknown Vulture 0 0 0
> Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
> Osprey 4 30 30
> Bald Eagle 0 13 13
> Northern Harrier 0 1 1
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 8 8
> Cooper's Hawk 0 4 4
> American Goshawk 0 0 0
> Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0
> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
> Broad-winged Hawk 4 132 132
> Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
> Red-tailed Hawk 2 13 13
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
> Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
> Golden Eagle 0 0 0
> Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
> American Kestrel 1 13 13
> Merlin 0 1 1
> Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
> Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
> Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
>
> Total: 14 218 218
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> Observation start time: 05:15:00
> Observation end time: 16:00:00
> Total observation time: 10.75 hours
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> Compiler: Andy Wlasniewski
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> Counters: Andy Price, Bill Moses, David Barber, Sean Grace
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> Visitors:
> 238
>
>
> Weather:
> Low clouds with no visibility until 9:30 then clearing with partly to
> mostly cloudy skies, NW winds 1-12 mph
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> Raptor Observations:
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> Non-raptor Observations:
> chimney swift, ruby-throated hummingbird, n, rough-winged, tree and barn
> swallows, purple martin, wood thrush, cedar waxwing, black-throated green
> and blackburnian warblers, blue-gray-gnatcatcher
>
> Predictions:
> Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to
> 10 mph in the morning
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> Report submitted by Laurie Goodrich (<goodrich...>)
> Hawk Mountain Sanctuary information may be found at:
> http://www.hawkmountain.org/ >
>
> More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=109 >
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> Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2026 22:44:21 +0000
> From: "Hawkcount.Org Reports" <reports...>
> Subject: Waggoner's Gap (23 Aug 2026) 24 Raptors
>
> Waggoner's Gap
> 40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 23, 2026
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> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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> BV 0 0 0
> TV 0 0 0
> OS 2 29 29
> BE 5 75 75
> NH 0 3 3
> SS 0 9 9
> CH 1 12 12
> AG 0 0 0
> RS 1 5 5
> BW 13 318 318
> RT 1 72 72
> RL 0 0 0
> GE 0 0 0
> AK 1 14 14
> ML 0 1 1
> PG 0 2 2
> UA 0 1 1
> UB 0 1 1
> UF 0 0 0
> UE 0 0 0
> UR 0 0 0
>
> Total: 24 542 542
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> Observation start time: 08:00:00
> Observation end time: 16:00:00
> Total observation time: 8 hours
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> Official Counter: Tom Filip
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> Observers: Betsy Shaver, Dave Grove, Katherine Weber, Pete Biasucci
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> Visitors:
> 36
> Roger
>
>
> Weather:
> Dense fog for the first hour. Partly cloudy afterwards for most of the day,
> light rain for 15 minutes around 12:00. Variable wind in the morning,
> WNW/NW wind later.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> First: BAEA 10:23
> Last: BAEA 15:04
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> Hummingbirds: 0
> Monarchs: 8
> Black Swallowtails: 1
> Red-spotted Purples: 1
> LFE: 8
> Five-lined Skinks: 1
>
> Predictions:
> 6-9 mph WSW/W wind, partly cloudy.
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> Report submitted by WG Counter ()
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>
> More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=439 > Count data submitted via Trektellen.org - Project info at:
> https://trektellen.org/count/view/3956/20260823 >
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> Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2026 23:06:18 +0000
> From: "Hawkcount.Org Reports" <reports...>
> Subject: Bake Oven Knob (23 Aug 2026) 30 Raptors
>
> Bake Oven Knob
> 2 miles North of Germansville, 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 2 21 21
> Turkey Vulture 21 93 93
> Osprey 0 8 8
> Bald Eagle 0 9 9
> Northern Harrier 0 1 1
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 4 4
> Cooper's Hawk 2 8 8
> American Goshawk 0 0 0
> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
> Broad-winged Hawk 3 166 166
> Red-tailed Hawk 1 15 15
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
> Golden Eagle 0 0 0
> American Kestrel 0 1 1
> Merlin 0 1 1
> Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
> Unknown Accipitrine 1 1 1
> Unknown Buteo 0 8 8
> Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
> Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
> Unknown Raptor 0 9 9
>
> Total: 30 346 346
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>
> Observation start time: 07:00:00
> Observation end time: 15:30:00
> Total observation time: 8.5 hours
>
> Official Counter: Brett White
>
> Observers: Michele Varricchio
>
> Visitors:
> 66 total visitors (31 visitors engaged with).
>
>
> Weather:
> Heavy fog and near zero visibility dominated the morning, gradually
> improving to 10�25 miles as the fog cleared around 10:30, though low clouds
> lingered. Temperatures climbed from the low 70s into the upper 80s, with
> variable winds of 0�9 mph shifting from NE/N in the morning to SE/S by
> afternoon.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> Broad Winged Hawk vocalizations heard through the fog between 8-9. Non
> migratory Accipiter at 10:20. 2 Non migratory Broad Winged Hawks seen at
> 10:30. Non migratory Accipiter seen at 11:00.
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> Yellow Warbler and a Black and White Warbler observed early in the fog
> between 7-8. A single Raven seen between 12-13. No hummingbirds seen today.
> We have noticed the same Turkey Vulture now two days in a row missing a
> chunk of right wing feathers. The rain last night also produced a large
> increase in mushrooms along the AT heading up to the overlook.
>
> Predictions:
> Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
> ========================================================================
> Report submitted by Lehigh Gap Nature Center (<mail...>)
> Bake Oven Knob information may be found at:
> www.lgnc.org
>
>
> More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=399 >
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> End of PABIRDS Digest - 22 Aug 2026 to 23 Aug 2026 (#2026-171)
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