Date: 9/15/25 4:44 am From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Waggoner's Gap (14 Sep 2025) 891 Raptors
Waggoner's Gap 40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- BV 0 0 0 TV 0 0 0 OS 2 41 73 BE 11 74 141 NH 5 15 23 SS 18 78 94 CH 1 18 26 AG 0 0 0 RS 0 2 3 BW 849 2390 2536 RT 1 31 95 RL 0 0 0 GE 0 0 0 AK 3 15 24 ML 0 5 5 PG 0 2 6 UA 1 4 5 UB 0 1 6 UF 0 0 0 UE 0 0 0 UR 0 4 6 SK 0 0 1
Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 17:30:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Dave Grove, Jess Cosentino, Laura Minnich, Carolyn Hoffman
Observers: Betsy Shaver, Carolyn Hoffman, Carolyn Hoffman , Dave Grove, Eric Gogola, Jess Cosentino , Katherine Weber, Katherine Weber , Laura Minnich
Visitors: 31
Weather: High 84 F, Variable north winds, No cloud cover early on with some mix of cloud by afternoon
Raptor Observations: A large Broad-winged Hawk lift off during the morning hours, with kettles gaining altitude just before noon. Kettles began drifting distant to the south until they became very difficult to detect, even using spotting scope. The remaining of the day did not see much raptor movement, until the late afternoon as some birds began to drop out
First bird SSHA 0802 Last bird BW 0523
Eric Gogola witnessed both liftoff and fallout but missed the nothing in between
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2, Tree Swallow 31, Red-breasted Nuthatch 2, Cape May Warbler 1, Black-throated Green Warbler 1, Monarch 8 ======================================================================== Report submitted by dave grove (<waggap...>)
