Date: 10/20/26 6:06 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Waggoner's Gap (20 Oct 2026) 180 Raptors
Waggoner's Gap 40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- BV 0 0 0 TV 41 1575 1575 OS 0 17 181 BE 4 206 621 NH 1 50 96 SS 32 3121 4698 CH 11 232 361 AG 0 0 0 RS 7 31 47 BW 0 9 7930 RT 69 352 743 RL 0 0 0 GE 14 23 25 AK 0 58 184 ML 0 82 119 PG 0 31 44 UA 0 16 24 UB 0 1 9 UF 0 1 2 UE 0 1 1 UR 1 19 55
Golden Eagles: 09:50 juv distant and low on N side 11:18 juv high on ridgetop 11:26 juv high on ridgetop 11:41 juv high on ridgetop 12:27 adult high on ridgetop 12:42 2nd year high on ridgetop 14:24 2nd/3rd year mid on N side 14:36 juv mid on ridgetop 14:36 juv mid on ridgetop 14:29 1st/2nd year mid on ridgetop 15:19 2nd/3rd year mid on ridgetop 15:24 juv mid on ridgetop 15:34 2nd/3rd year mid on N side 15:59 juv mid on ridgetop
We saw an immature BAEA escort the last 3 GOEA along the ridge. Each time it would follow the GOEA downridge, even circling with it if the GOEA stopped to circle, and then come back upridge 5-10 minutes later. The last GOEA we saw was a dark juvenile that lacked the white spots on the wings that most have.
Ashley came up at the end of the day and showed us photos and a video of a GOEA she saw on the drive up that was on the ground and later in a tree. We were able to pick out the farm field and tree she saw it in from the lookout but it must have already moved by that time.
We also had an unusual RTHA in the morning with a very white head.
Non-raptor Observations: Monarchs: 3 LFE: 5 Blue Jays: 52 Pine Siskins: 135 Goldfinches: 15 House Finches: 16 Purple Finches: 1
Predictions: Low to moderate N/NNW wind, sunny. ======================================================================== Report submitted by WG Counter ()
