Date: 8/19/25 4:20 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Waggoner's Gap (19 Aug 2025) 23 Raptors
Waggoner's Gap 40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 19, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- BV 0 0 0 TV 0 0 0 OS 1 7 7 BE 8 18 18 NH 1 1 1 SS 0 2 2 CH 0 1 1 AG 0 0 0 RS 0 0 0 BW 12 27 27 RT 0 9 9 RL 0 0 0 GE 0 0 0 AK 0 1 1 ML 0 0 0 PG 1 1 1 UA 0 0 0 UB 0 0 0 UF 0 0 0 UE 0 0 0 UR 0 0 0
Observation start time: 07:45:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter: Jess Cosentino
Observers: Dave Grove, Gary Labelle, Gene Wagner, Laurie Goodrich, Pat Freed, Ron Freed, Steve Espamer
Visitors: Visitors 5
Weather: Moderate ESE winds for most of the morning, tapering off into the afternoon hours, Overcast sky throughout entire count period, Another day of cooler temps in the high 60s F
Raptor Observations: A nice push of raptor migrants throughout the morning hours and gradually waning by early afternoon, Several Broad-winged Hawks moving quick down the ridge in loose pairs and as individuals, First migrant Northern Harrier of the season passed distant to the south of the ridge in the late morning, while the first Peregrine Falcon quickly passed directly overhead providing a brief look before disappearing over the treeline
Non-raptor Observations: LFE: 140 Hummingbirds: 2
Chimney Swift 5, Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1, Mourning Dove 1, Northern Flicker 1, Pileated Woodpecker 1, Eastern Wood Pewee 1, Red-eyed Vireo 2, Blue Jay 2, Common Raven 1, Cedar Waxwing 25, Purple Martin 3, Barn Swallow 1, Northern Cardinal 1, Indigo Bunting 1, warbler sp. 1, Monarch 2, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
Predictions: Tomorrow calls for a cloudy start to the morning, with chance of showers increasing throughout late morning into the afternoon hours, with SE winds throughout ======================================================================== Report submitted by WG Counter ()
