Date: 11/4/25 8:05 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Waggoner's Gap (04 Nov 2025) 134 Raptors
Waggoner's Gap 40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- BV 0 0 11 TV 62 113 1368 OS 0 0 149 BE 14 57 500 NH 0 9 138 SS 7 40 2657 CH 6 12 213 AG 0 0 3 RS 3 23 80 BW 0 0 10265 RT 34 132 593 RL 0 0 0 GE 5 15 59 AK 0 0 165 ML 1 2 53 PG 0 3 57 UA 1 1 41 UB 0 4 29 UF 0 0 6 UE 1 2 2 UR 0 4 57 SK 0 0 1
Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Dave Grove, Jess Cosentino, Ron Freed
Observers: Dave Grove, Debbie Spinelli, Jeff Thompson , Joe Sabo, John Meyer, Paul Fritz, Ron Freed
Visitors: 15, Dickinson Geoscience Course (23)
Weather: High in upper 50s F, Cloudless blue sky all morning and lasting into the afternoon, Steady northwest wind all morning picking up velocity by afternoon
Raptor Observations: Another day with a very slow morning of raptor movement. The wind from the northwest picked up into the afternoon, and the raptor flight followed
The afternoon lull was interupteed by a quick pass of a Merlin as it cut quickly north to south directly across the ridge
The Golden Eagle flight picked up in the mid-afternoon, as eagles began to be detected shortly after 2 PM. Two birds passing in that hour, followed by three more Goldens passing in the 3 PM hour made for a nice push in the late day as sunset crept in and daylight began to fade.
The first Goldens of the afternoon were spotted distant to the north of the ridge, passing high to the southwest over the valley. The Goldens during the 3 PM hour were closer to the ridge, rising up to the north and passing high over the ridge. The late afternoon sun cast a golden glow across the Golden Eagles moving in the cold early November air as the day faded into the western horizon, providing excellent views as the large eagles made long and slow passes southward Last bird SS 4:06
Non-raptor Observations: Common Loon 1, Red-bellied Woodpecker 1, Cedar Waxwing 65, Carolina Wren 2, American Robin 27, Purple Finch 1, American Goldfinch 3, Dark-eyed Junco 4
LFE 0 Hummingbird 0 Monarch 0
Predictions: A warm day up to 70 F, with south winds ======================================================================== Report submitted by WG Counter ()
