Date: 10/22/26 4:57 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Waggoner's Gap (22 Oct 2026) 254 Raptors
Waggoner's Gap 40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 22, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- BV 0 0 0 TV 27 1645 1645 OS 0 17 181 BE 16 223 638 NH 1 51 97 SS 73 3211 4788 CH 7 243 372 AG 2 3 3 RS 6 40 56 BW 0 9 7930 RT 109 505 896 RL 0 0 0 GE 6 31 33 AK 0 60 186 ML 1 83 120 PG 0 31 44 UA 2 19 27 UB 1 3 11 UF 0 1 2 UE 0 1 1 UR 3 23 59
Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 9.83 hours
Official Counter: Tom Filip
Observers: Ashley Thomas, Carol Culvyhouse, Dave Grove, Gene Wagner, Jeff Thompson , Jim Binder, Laura Minnich, Paul Fritz, Pete Biasucci , Steve Dunwoody
Visitors: 15
Weather: Strong NW wind in the morning, gradually shifted to moderate N wind in the afternoon. Sunny all day.
Golden Eagles: 09:18 juv on N side 09:59 3rd/4th year on N side 12:55 2nd year on N side 13:12 adult on N side 16:30 adult on N side 16:30 adult on N side
Goshawks: 10:04 juv on N side 12:53 juv low on ridgetop
Non-raptor Observations: Monarchs: 3 LFE: 10 Blue Jays: 5 Pine Siskins: 130 Purple Finches: 6 House Finch: 1
It seems Gene's snack related grievances were processed faster than expected, as he received a whole bag of snacks from Ashley today and was able to distribute them fairly.
Predictions: Low to moderate NE/NNE wind, sunny. ======================================================================== Report submitted by WG Counter ()
