Waggoner's Gap 40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- BV 0 0 0 TV 0 0 0 OS 0 87 119 BE 0 138 205 NH 0 46 54 SS 2 507 523 CH 0 33 41 AG 0 0 0 RS 0 2 3 BW 0 9576 9722 RT 0 56 120 RL 0 0 0 GE 0 1 1 AK 0 50 59 ML 0 12 12 PG 0 13 17 UA 0 10 11 UB 0 4 9 UF 0 2 2 UE 0 0 0 UR 0 15 17 SK 0 0 1
Observation start time: 13:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 1 hours
Official Counter: Jess Cosentino
Observers:
Visitors: None
Weather: Rain showers throughout the morning hours, with dense fog enveloping the ridge until around 1200. A short opening of visibility was quickly met with another large band of rain from the west by 1400 and ending the count
Raptor Observations: Only a few Sharp-shinned Hawks moving through the light drizzle while heading down the ridge in the brief window where fog lifted from the ridge.
A local Peregrine Falcon quickly headed north along the ridge in the rain, while a few local Turkey Vultures were the only other raptors seen
Non-raptor Observations: None
Predictions: Conditions improve tomorrow (Friday), with sun and cloud coupled with northwest winds. These are likely good conditions for migration
The days into the weekend also look clear, with variable east winds ======================================================================== Report submitted by WG Counter ()
