Date: 10/5/26 5:32 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Waggoner's Gap (05 Oct 2026) 802 Raptors
Waggoner's Gap
40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 0 0
TV 43 43 43
OS 2 10 174
BE 21 51 466
NH 7 19 65
SS 616 1036 2613
CH 28 54 183
AG 0 0 0
RS 0 2 18
BW 1 8 7929
RT 27 47 438
RL 0 0 0
GE 1 2 4
AK 19 27 153
ML 29 35 72
PG 4 4 17
UA 3 3 11
UB 0 0 8
UF 0 0 1
UE 0 0 0
UR 1 3 39

Total: 802 1344 12234
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Observation start time: 07:15:00
Observation end time: 17:45:00
Total observation time: 10.33 hours

Official Counter: Tom Filip

Observers: Dave Grove, Gene Wagner, Glenn Mitzel, Jeff Thompson ,
Pete Biasucci

Visitors:
21
Kurt Callison, Jay George


Weather:
Strong NW wind for most of the day, partly cloudy.

Raptor Observations:
First: OSPR 07:24
Last: MERL 17:21

Previous record of 27 MERL in one day broken.

GOEA at 12:10, circled overhead and gave us nice looks. Either a 1st or 2nd
year.

1 SSHA went for the owl.

Non-raptor Observations:
Monarchs: 4
LFE: 3
Blue Jays: 167
Red-breasted Nuthatch: 1
Black Ratsnake: 1

The PGC cut trees on both sides of the ridge today, giving us a better view
of both valleys.

Predictions:
NNW wind shifting to W by the end of the day, mostly sunny.
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