Date: 9/29/25 3:02 am
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Waggoner's Gap (28 Sep 2025) 171 Raptors
Waggoner's Gap
40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 0 0
TV 0 0 0
OS 0 93 125
BE 7 156 223
NH 0 60 68
SS 33 971 987
CH 1 41 49
AG 0 0 0
RS 1 3 4
BW 120 10049 10195
RT 1 66 130
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 1 1
AK 3 86 95
ML 1 19 19
PG 1 15 19
UA 0 11 12
UB 2 6 11
UF 0 2 2
UE 0 0 0
UR 1 17 19
SK 0 0 1

Total: 171 11596 11960
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours

Official Counter: Jess Cosentino

Observers: Abby Sentz, Betsy Shaver, Dave Grove, Gene Wagner, Joe Sabo,
Katherine Weber

Visitors:
23


Weather:
Light south winds early shifting W/NW by afternoon

Raptor Observations:
A good Broad-winged Hawk morning lift off, with birds getting quite high
later in the day. Challenging to spot most with a largely cloudless sky

Non-raptor Observations:
LFE: 53
Monarch: 17
Hummingbird: 0

Chimney Swift 3, Eastern Phoebe 2, Red-eyed Vireo 2, Blue Jay 50, Common
Raven 9, Cedar Waxwing 6, Carolina Chickadee 1, Carolina Wren 1,
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1, European Starling 1, Eastern Bluebird 1, American
Robin 1, American Pipit 1, Purple Finch 1, American Goldfinch 4, Cape May
Warbler 1, Blackpoll Warbler 5, Yellow-rumped Warbler 4, Indigo Bunting 1,
warbler sp. 6, Monarch 17
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Report submitted by WG Counter ()


More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=439
Count data submitted via Trektellen.org - Project info at:
http://trektellen.org/count/view/3956/20250928

 
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