Date: 8/21/25 3:18 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Waggoner's Gap (21 Aug 2025) 5 Raptors
Waggoner's Gap 40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 21, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- BV 0 0 0 TV 0 0 0 OS 1 8 8 BE 2 20 20 NH 0 1 1 SS 1 3 3 CH 0 1 1 AG 0 0 0 RS 0 0 0 BW 0 27 27 RT 1 10 10 RL 0 0 0 GE 0 0 0 AK 0 1 1 ML 0 0 0 PG 0 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: 12:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 3 hours
Official Counter: Jess Cosentino
Observers: Pete Biasucci
Visitors: 5
Weather: A low fog ceiling covered the ridge for most of the morning, only lifting by noon or so, Overcast for the remainder of the afternoon, High of 64 F, Moderate NNE winds
Raptor Observations: Only a few raptor migrants moving down the ridge in the hours after the low fog ceiling cleared, but some diversity
Non-raptor Observations: First Bird: BAEA (subadult) 12:38 Last Bird: BAEA (adult) 14:11
Hummingbirds: 1 LFE: 2
Chimney Swift 7, Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1, Mourning Dove 1, Northern Flicker 1, Eastern Wood Pewee 1, Red-eyed Vireo 1, Tree Swallow 1, Purple Martin 8, Barn Swallow 3, Grey Catbird 1, American Goldfinch 3, Northern Cardinal 1, Monarch 2
Predictions: Forecast calls for drier conditions, Temps into the mid-70s F with variable light (3-4 mph) north winds ======================================================================== Report submitted by WG Counter ()
