Date: 9/17/26 3:15 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Waggoner's Gap (17 Sep 2026) 59 Raptors
Waggoner's Gap
40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 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 1 78 136
BE 1 210 333
NH 0 12 17
SS 12 578 599
CH 1 39 55
AG 0 0 0
RS 0 5 12
BW 37 4817 5244
RT 6 174 304
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 1 1
AK 0 55 73
ML 0 18 20
PG 0 9 11
UA 1 3 5
UB 0 3 5
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 15 19

Total: 59 6017 6834
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:15:00
Total observation time: 8.17 hours

Official Counter: Tom Filip

Observers: Brandon Brogle, Dave Grove, Eric Gogola, Gene Wagner,
Pete Biasucci

Visitors:
5
Ron, Laura Berry, Sara, Elizabeth Zinc, Ashley


Weather:
Weak S wind in the morning shifting to SW later. Cloudy and hazy, light
rain between 09:00 and 10:00.

Raptor Observations:
First: BWHA 10:49
Last: BWHA 16:37
Largest BWHA kettle: 16

A small burst of burst birds between 12:00 and 14:00, otherwise a slow day.

Non-raptor Observations:
Hummingbirds: 1
Monarchs: 23
Red-spotted Purple: 2
LFE: 18
Red-headed Woodpecker: 1

Venus was visible again with the naked eye at the end of the day.

Predictions:
N wind, mostly cloudy. Could be a good day.
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