Date: 11/15/25 2:07 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Waggoner's Gap (15 Nov 2025) 31 Raptors
Waggoner's Gap 40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- BV 0 0 11 TV 0 325 1580 OS 0 0 149 BE 4 200 643 NH 0 19 148 SS 2 77 2694 CH 1 28 229 AG 0 1 4 RS 0 34 91 BW 0 0 10265 RT 24 400 861 RL 0 0 0 GE 0 58 102 AK 0 0 165 ML 0 8 59 PG 0 6 60 UA 0 1 41 UB 0 8 33 UF 0 0 6 UE 0 2 2 UR 0 6 59 SK 0 0 1
Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:15:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Dave Grove, Jess Cosentino
Observers: Dave Grove, Gene Wagner
Visitors: 10
Weather: Overcast with light southeast wind, High in low 50s F
Raptor Observations: Less than ideal wind conditions for mid-November brought a slower flight, with all birds passing along the south side of the ridge. Almost entirely composed of Red-tailed Hawks, the buteos would continue to appear catching lift up the ridge and tucking into long glides that would take the birds slightly above eye level as they rode the updrafts
A single Cooper's Hawk shot down the ridge on the south side, but much higher, in a long glide while a distant speck of a Sharp-shinned Hawk thermaled over the valley to the north of the ridge before heading south
First bird RT 9:39 Last bird BE 3:53
Non-raptor Observations: Pileated Woodpecker 1, Common Raven 1, Cedar Waxwing 34, Tufted Titmouse 3, Carolina Chickadee 2, Horned Lark 5, Eastern Bluebird 2, American Robin 65, American Pipit 4, Purple Finch 19, American Goldfinch 26, White-throated Sparrow 1, Rusty Blackbird 5, blackbird sp. 85, Common Grackle 17, Northern Cardinal 2
Predictions: A front moves through overnight, followed by a shift to northwest winds in the early morning leading up to sunrise. Northwest winds will continue all day, strongest by noon into the afternoon hours well into sunset. High of 51 F and the wind chill will surely feel much colder
Optimism remains high, conditions are highly favorable, and tomorrow could produce a great mid-November raptor flight ======================================================================== Report submitted by WG Counter ()
