Date: 11/9/25 7:39 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Waggoner's Gap (09 Nov 2025) 7 Raptors
Waggoner's Gap 40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- BV 0 0 11 TV 5 290 1545 OS 0 0 149 BE 0 136 579 NH 1 16 145 SS 0 64 2681 CH 0 22 223 AG 0 0 3 RS 0 33 90 BW 0 0 10265 RT 1 268 729 RL 0 0 0 GE 0 28 72 AK 0 0 165 ML 0 6 57 PG 0 4 58 UA 0 1 41 UB 0 8 33 UF 0 0 6 UE 0 2 2 UR 0 5 58 SK 0 0 1
Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 13:30:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter: Jess Cosentino
Observers:
Visitors: 15
Weather: Southeast winds, bringing rain from various direction as the count period progressed, with light precipitation arriving by early afternoon
Raptor Observations: No raptor movement down the ridge throughout the count period, aside from a few individual birds
A single Northern Harrier pumped its way down the south side of the ridge in the final hours before afternoon rain arrived
Non-raptor Observations: Red-bellied Woodpecker 2, Hairy Woodpecker 1, Pileated Woodpecker 2, Common Raven 2, Cedar Waxwing 11, Tufted Titmouse 2, Carolina Chickadee 3, Carolina Wren 1, Eastern Bluebird 4, American Robin 12, Purple Finch 18, American Goldfinch 7, Pine Siskin 1, Dark-eyed Junco 20
Predictions: Following the passage of this cold front, temperatures will plummet and bring northwest winds. High in the mid 40s F with NW winds. This may be the abrupt shift in weather conditions we have been waiting for to usher in the first large movement of Golden Eagles and other late season raptor migrants
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