Date: 9/18/26 6:01 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Waggoner's Gap (18 Sep 2026) 1477 Raptors
Waggoner's Gap
40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 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 82 140
BE 11 221 344
NH 4 16 21
SS 196 774 795
CH 10 49 65
AG 0 0 0
RS 1 6 13
BW 1216 6033 6460
RT 7 181 311
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 1 1
AK 17 72 90
ML 8 26 28
PG 0 9 11
UA 0 3 5
UB 0 3 5
UF 1 1 1
UE 0 0 0
UR 2 17 21

Total: 1477 7494 8311
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Observation start time: 07:15:00
Observation end time: 18:00:00
Total observation time: 10.75 hours

Official Counter: Paul Fritz, Tom Filip

Observers: Carolyn Hoffman, Dave Grove, Eric Gogola, Glen van Fleet,
Glenn Mitzel, Joe Yoder, Katherine Weber, Laurie Goodrich,
Meredith Lombard, Paul Fritz, Pete Biasucci ,
Regina Gaison, Tim Johnson, Tom Filip

Visitors:
20
Mike H, Ron, Keith, Erica


Weather:
NW wind, 19-24 mph in the morning and 13-18 mph in the afternoon. Mostly
cloudy in the morning, generally partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
First: SSHA 07:39
Last: NOHA 17:56
Largest BWHA kettle: 199

Majority of the BWHA were very distant on the S side, including the kettle
of 199.

Male AMKE went for the owl today.

Non-raptor Observations:
Hummingbirds: 7
Monarchs: 53
LFE: 10
Red-headed Woodpecker: 1
Common Nighthawk: 5

Venus was visible today.

Predictions:
E wind in the morning shifting to SE wind in the afternoon, partly cloudy.
Might be the last good BWHA day due to bad weather next week.
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Report submitted by WG Counter ()


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