Date: 9/23/26 5:31 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Waggoner's Gap (23 Sep 2026) 216 Raptors
Waggoner's Gap
40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 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 98 156
BE 13 258 381
NH 2 25 30
SS 59 1059 1080
CH 7 76 92
AG 0 0 0
RS 0 9 16
BW 95 7473 7900
RT 23 211 341
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 1 1
AK 8 86 104
ML 0 29 31
PG 0 10 12
UA 0 5 7
UB 0 5 7
UF 0 1 1
UE 0 0 0
UR 8 28 32

Total: 216 9374 10191
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours

Official Counter: Paul Kosten, Tom Filip

Observers: Bill King, Dave Grove, Gene Wagner, Katherine Weber,
Paul Kosten

Visitors:
13
John Kelly, Ashley


Weather:
Moderate NE wind for most of the day, ENE and the E at the end of the day.
Partly cloudy, clouds mostly on the S side.

Raptor Observations:
First: SSHA 7:25
Last: RTHA 16:48
Largest BWHA kettle: 6

Non-raptor Observations:
Hummingbirds: 2
Monarchs: 15
Red-spotted Purple: 1
LFE: 26
Blue Jay: 33

Predictions:
NE/ENE wind, mostly sunny.
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Report submitted by WG Counter ()


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