Date: 10/28/25 7:20 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Waggoner's Gap (28 Oct 2025) 75 Raptors
Waggoner's Gap 40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- BV 0 11 11 TV 21 1231 1231 OS 1 20 149 BE 2 196 427 NH 4 41 120 SS 4 1288 2603 CH 0 135 197 AG 0 3 3 RS 11 48 52 BW 0 18 10265 RT 26 293 426 RL 0 0 0 GE 0 39 41 AK 0 46 165 ML 0 30 51 PG 0 33 54 UA 0 26 40 UB 2 11 23 UF 0 4 6 UE 0 0 0 UR 4 32 52 SK 0 0 1
Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Dave Grove, Jess Cosentino, Ron Freed
Observers: Brad Lanning , Dave Grove, Pete Biasucci
Visitors: 6, Dickinson College class (16)
Weather: Clear sunny skies for most of the morning with some clouds moving in from the east around noon. Winds mostly NE in the morning, shifting to east and southeast later into the count period, High in upper 50s F
Raptor Observations: The main flight lines throughout the count period were high against a cloudless blue backdrop, with many migrants taking direct north-south lines shooting directly off the ridge over the valley
A second consecutive day of good Red-shouldered Hawk movement down the ridge, as we enter the peak passage time window for this species. A late Osprey moved steadily southwest across the valley to the north of the ridge, passing as a distant speck against the cloudy background while displaying its classic M-shaped silhouette in flight. It is very likely this could be our final Osprey migrant of the fall season given the date
The flight was dominated by Buteo movement, with a few other species moving south throughout the day as well - a total of seven migratory raptor species were documented throughout the count period
First bird RS 9:00 Last bird BE 3:16
Non-raptor Observations: Canada Goose 8, Blue Jay 1, Common Raven 7, Purple Finch 3, Dark-eyed Junco 2, White-throated Sparrow 1, Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
LFE 0 Monarch 0 Hummingbird 0
Predictions: Northeast/East winds, High in upper 50s F
Precipitation likely moving in by the evening and lingering into the following day (Thursday). Unclear yet if Thursday will be a count day or not due to potential rain ======================================================================== Report submitted by WG Counter ()
