Waggoner's Gap 40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- BV 0 0 0 TV 0 0 0 OS 4 48 80 BE 5 86 153 NH 5 23 31 SS 36 175 191 CH 1 22 30 AG 0 0 0 RS 0 2 3 BW 2702 5181 5327 RT 5 38 102 RL 0 0 0 GE 0 0 0 AK 10 29 38 ML 0 5 5 PG 3 5 9 UA 1 7 8 UB 0 1 6 UF 1 2 2 UE 0 0 0 UR 2 7 9 SK 0 0 1
Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 17:15:00 Total observation time: 11 hours
Official Counter: Gene Wagner, Jess Cosentino, Ron Freed
Observers: Carolyn Hoffman, Doris Brookens, Gary LaBelle, Gene Wagner, Jim Binder, Laurie Goodrich, Meredith Lombard, Pete Biasucci , Ron Freed
Visitors: 5
Weather: Diminishing winds late turning southerly with a few rain drops
Raptor Observations: The day saw a steady stream of Sharp-shinned Hawks moving down the ridge, while some midday kettles of several hundred of Broad-winged Hawks passed very high overhead
It was not until the late day when winds shifted south that a large Broad-winged Hawk fallout brought thousands of birds down from the north while passing over the ridge
Chimney Swift 13, Hairy Woodpecker 1, Olive-sided Flycatcher 1, Blue Jay 3, Cedar Waxwing 12, Tree Swallow 77, Barn Swallow 1, Carolina Wren 1, Red-breasted Nuthatch 3, American Goldfinch 5, Tennessee Warbler 2, warbler sp. 2, Monarch 23 ======================================================================== Report submitted by WG Counter ()
