Date: 10/7/26 4:08 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Waggoner's Gap (07 Oct 2026) 306 Raptors
Waggoner's Gap
40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 07, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 0 0
TV 125 220 220
OS 0 10 174
BE 21 86 501
NH 3 24 70
SS 110 1245 2822
CH 15 79 208
AG 0 0 0
RS 0 2 18
BW 1 9 7930
RT 15 82 473
RL 0 0 0
GE 2 4 6
AK 4 33 159
ML 2 39 76
PG 6 11 24
UA 1 5 13
UB 0 1 9
UF 1 1 2
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 5 41

Total: 306 1856 12746
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 9 hours

Official Counter: Tom Filip

Observers: Gary LaBelle, Gene Wagner, Katherine Weber

Visitors:
21
Joe Lavella


Weather:
Moderate SW wind. Sunny until the last hour when some clouds rolled in.

Raptor Observations:
First: SSHA 07:49
Last: PEFA 16:12

Last PEFA of the day was chasing a group of BLJA.

1st GOEA (1st year) at 12:59 on S side with a group of 20+ TUVU following.
2nd GOEA (1st or 2nd year) at 15:08 distant on the N side.

5 SSHA, 1 RTHA, and 1 AMKE went for the owl today.

Non-raptor Observations:
Hummingbirds: 1
Monarchs: 6
Tiger Swallowtail: 1
Red-spotted Purple: 1
Clouded Sulphur: 1
LFE: 15
Blue Jays: 167
Horned Lark: 1
Red-bellied Snake: 1

Predictions:
Moderate W/WNW wind, sunny.
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Report submitted by WG Counter ()


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