Waggoner's Gap 40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- BV 0 0 0 TV 0 0 0 OS 6 54 86 BE 5 91 158 NH 2 25 33 SS 33 208 224 CH 1 23 31 AG 0 0 0 RS 0 2 3 BW 3257 8438 8584 RT 2 40 104 RL 0 0 0 GE 0 0 0 AK 0 29 38 ML 0 5 5 PG 0 5 9 UA 0 7 8 UB 1 2 7 UF 0 2 2 UE 0 0 0 UR 1 8 10 SK 0 0 1
Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 17:30:00 Total observation time: 10.5 hours
Official Counter: Dave Grove, Ron Freed, Shorty Lowe
Observers: Dave Grove, Ron Freed
Visitors: 9
Weather: Overcast with NW wind and intermittent showers in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations: First bird BW 7:05 Last bird BW 5:14
Broadwings started flying early, likely leftovers from yesterday's late flight. There was a steady flow of BW groups until rain halted the flight at noon DST. After clearing, sunshine on the north side, a heavy cloud bank on the south coupled with the moderate NW wind provided a path for BWs to stream directly overhead during the 4 PM hour.
Non-raptor Observations: Monarchs 4 LFE 5 GBHE 1 Garter Snake ======================================================================== Report submitted by dave grove (<waggap...>)
