Date: 9/15/26 5:50 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Waggoner's Gap (15 Sep 2026) 557 Raptors
Waggoner's Gap
40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 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 3 73 131
BE 10 201 324
NH 0 10 15
SS 41 540 561
CH 2 29 45
AG 0 0 0
RS 1 5 12
BW 483 4183 4610
RT 12 165 295
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 3 54 72
ML 0 18 20
PG 1 8 10
UA 0 2 4
UB 0 3 5
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 1 14 18

Total: 557 5305 6122
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 18:00:00
Total observation time: 12 hours

Official Counter: Tom Filip

Observers: Betsy Shaver, Dave Grove, Eric Gogola, Gary LaBelle,
Gene Wagner, Katherine Weber

Visitors:
10
Ron, Pam, Barb


Weather:
SSE/S wind, generally 8-12 mph, 13-18 mph at times. Sunny with little cloud
cover.

Raptor Observations:
First: SSHA 07:03
Last: RTHA 17:29
Largest BWHA kettle: 33

Decent liftoff of BWHA from 8-10 from yesterdays fallout, action died off
after that except for a burst between 14:00-15:00 where we had our largest
kettle for the day.

2 BWHA, 1 RTHA, and 1 OSPR went for the owl today. Local MERL seen at the
end of the day.

Non-raptor Observations:
Hummingbirds: 4
Monarchs: 526
Red-spotted Purple: 1
Great Spangled Fritillary: 1
Clouded Sulphur: 1
LFE: 32

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: 1
Red-headed Woodpecker: 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch: 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak: 2
Warblers: 96
Woodpecker Bingo

Venus was seen with the naked eye again.


Predictions:
S/SSW wind, mostly sunny.
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Report submitted by WG Counter ()


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