Date: 9/7/26 4:10 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Waggoner's Gap (07 Sep 2026) 223 Raptors
Waggoner's Gap
40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 07, 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 2 41 99
BE 3 87 210
NH 0 7 12
SS 40 75 96
CH 2 5 21
AG 0 0 0
RS 0 4 11
BW 161 637 1064
RT 11 88 218
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 2 29 47
ML 1 7 9
PG 0 2 4
UA 0 2 4
UB 1 2 4
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 6 10

Total: 223 992 1809
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours

Official Counter: Tom Filip

Observers: Gary LaBelle, Gene Wagner, Tim Johnson

Visitors:
42
Kirk and Maria Callison


Weather:
N/NNE wind for most of the day, NNW at the very start and end. Wind was
stronger in the morning. Sunny with very little cloud cover.

Raptor Observations:
First: BWHA 7:39
Last: SSHA 15:22
Largest BWHA kettle: 10

Non-raptor Observations:
Hummingbirds: 9
Monarchs: 25
Red-spotted Purple: 3
LFE: 36
Five-lined Skink: 1

Common Merganser: 2
Scarlet Tanager: 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak: 1
Blue-winged Warbler: 1

Predictions:
Variable wind, possibly N wind for a short while in the morning and then S
to SW wind later.
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Report submitted by WG Counter ()


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