Date: 9/5/26 6:38 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Waggoner's Gap (05 Sep 2026) 402 Raptors
Waggoner's Gap
40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 0 0
TV 0 0 0
OS 22 36 94
BE 56 73 196
NH 7 7 12
SS 17 18 39
CH 1 1 17
AG 0 0 0
RS 3 4 11
BW 228 254 681
RT 35 55 185
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 23 27 45
ML 3 3 5
PG 0 2 4
UA 1 1 3
UB 1 1 3
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 5 5 9

Total: 402 487 1304
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Observation start time: 05:00:00
Observation end time: 18:00:00
Total observation time: 12.83 hours

Official Counter: Tom Filip

Observers: Dave Grove, Dave Stimeling , Glen Van Fleet, Ian Hess,
Karena Johnson, Laurie Goodrich, Pete Biasucci ,
Steve Espamer, Tim Johnson

Visitors:
41
Heather, Jay, Michael, Lanner, Harlen


Weather:
Mostly 20-28 mph NNW wind, at times NW or N. Mostly cloudy in the morning
and most of the day, gradually clearing and mostly sunny by the end of the
day.

Raptor Observations:
First: NOHA 07:07
Last: BWHA 17:24
Largest BWHA kettle: 7

Previous record of 41 BAEA in one day broken.

1 MERL went for the decoy owl.

Non-raptor Observations:
Hummingbirds: 32
Monarchs: 67
Red-spotted Purple: 2
White Admiral: 1
LFE: 1
Five-lined Skink: 2

Eastern Kingbird: 1
Great Crested Flycatcher: 1
Least Flycatcher: 2
Yellow-throated Vireo: 1
Wood Thrush: 2
Baltimore Oriole: 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak: 2

Warblers
Total: 1027
Mostly BLBW, also MAWA, CSWA, CMWA, BTNW, full species count tba.

Predictions:
NW wind, sunny to partly cloudy.
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