Date: 9/14/26 6:32 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Waggoner's Gap (14 Sep 2026) 1292 Raptors
Waggoner's Gap
40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 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 4 70 128
BE 29 191 314
NH 1 10 15
SS 123 499 520
CH 3 27 43
AG 0 0 0
RS 0 4 11
BW 1091 3700 4127
RT 13 153 283
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 15 51 69
ML 8 18 20
PG 0 7 9
UA 0 2 4
UB 1 3 5
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 4 13 17

Total: 1292 4748 5565
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Observation start time: 06:45:00
Observation end time: 18:15:00
Total observation time: 11.5 hours

Official Counter: Tom Filip

Observers: Betsy Shaver, Dave Grove, Dave Stimeling , Eric Gogola,
Gene Wagner, Glenn Mitzel, Katherine Weber, Keith Gingrich,
Meredith Lombard, Pete Biasucci

Visitors:
15


Weather:
Strong NW/NNW wind, a little weaker at the end of the day. Partly cloudy,
increasing cloud cover until 13:00 and then decreasing to almost clear
skies by the end of the day.

Raptor Observations:
First: BAEA 6:51
Last: SSHA 17:42
Largest BWHA kettle: 129

Good numbers of BWHA after 11:00 with 100+ each hour until 15:00, then 258
descending from the S valley after 17:00.

Non-raptor Observations:
Hummingbirds: 8
Monarchs: 309
Red-spotted Purple: 2
Great Spangled Fritillary: 1
LFE: 40
Warblers: 168

Predictions:
Shifting wind from E to SSE early in the morning, SSE wind for the
afternoon. Sunny for the whole day. Should be another decent to good day.
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Report submitted by WG Counter ()


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