Date: 11/19/25 6:34 am From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Waggoner's Gap (18 Nov 2025) 37 Raptors
Waggoner's Gap 40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- BV 0 0 11 TV 0 360 1615 OS 0 0 149 BE 3 249 692 NH 0 19 148 SS 5 88 2705 CH 0 35 236 AG 0 1 4 RS 2 43 100 BW 0 0 10265 RT 26 618 1079 RL 0 0 0 GE 1 114 158 AK 0 0 165 ML 0 9 60 PG 0 7 61 UA 0 1 41 UB 0 9 34 UF 0 0 6 UE 0 3 3 UR 0 7 60 SK 0 0 1
Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Jess Cosentino, Ron Freed
Observers: Dave Grove, Paul Kosten, Pete Biasucci , Ron Freed
Visitors: Karen Williams
Weather: Light west/southwest wind during the morning was almost non-existent at times, Sun with cloudy sky to begin the morning shifted to overcast as a system of precipitation moved in slowly from the west, Light precipitation during the final minutes of the count
Raptor Observations: Raptor movement was slow overall, despite a brief burst during the late morning before the noon hour. By 10, individual Red-tailed Hawks began to appear up the ridge while passing on long flap-assisted glides down the south side or directly overhead. Some birds passed in small groups of two or three, with 20 Red-tails passing just the one-hour leading up to noon.
In the final minutes before noon, an adult Golden Eagles appeared on a long glide up the ridge and continued to pass slowly on a low sweep over the trees while crossing over to the south side of the ridge before disappearing southward
The afternoon hours saw almost no raptor movement until precipitation arrived and ended the count, aside from a few incredibly distant speck Sharp-shinned Hawks that were pushing steadily high over the valley below
First bird 8:25 Last bird SS 13:21
Non-raptor Observations: Tufted Titmouse 3, White-breasted Nuthatch 2, Eastern Bluebird 4, American Robin 6, Purple Finch 14, American Goldfinch 13, Dark-eyed Junco 2, Song Sparrow 1
Predictions: Rain and possible flurries overnight, Cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy later in the day. High 47F. North winds light and variable ======================================================================== Report submitted by WG Counter ()
