Date: 10/9/26 4:35 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Waggoner's Gap (09 Oct 2026) 431 Raptors
Waggoner's Gap
40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 0 0
TV 19 286 286
OS 0 10 174
BE 12 106 521
NH 3 28 74
SS 350 1741 3318
CH 17 104 233
AG 0 0 0
RS 1 4 20
BW 0 9 7930
RT 12 108 499
RL 0 0 0
GE 1 5 7
AK 5 41 167
ML 6 51 88
PG 3 16 29
UA 1 6 14
UB 0 1 9
UF 0 1 2
UE 0 0 0
UR 1 7 43

Total: 431 2524 13414
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours

Official Counter: Tom Filip

Observers: Dave Grove, Gene Wagner, Glen Van Fleet, Joe Sabo,
Nick Bolgiano, Paul Fritz, Regina Gaison

Visitors:
31


Weather:
Low WNW wind in the morning with some SW gusts, moderate NW wind in the
afternoon. Sunny for most of the day, some clouds on the S side slowly
rolled in at the end of the day.

Raptor Observations:
First: SSHA 07:32
Last: SSHA 16:45

2nd year GOEA at 14:20.

4 SSHA went for the owl today.

Non-raptor Observations:
Monarchs: 3
Tiger Swallowtail: 1
LFE: 25
Blue Jays: 431
Red-headed Woodpecker: 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch: 1
Pine Siskin: 1
Garter Snake: 1

Predictions:
Low NE wind shifting to SE by the end, mostly cloudy.
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Report submitted by WG Counter ()


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