Date: 10/27/26 4:27 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Waggoner's Gap (27 Oct 2026) 33 Raptors
Waggoner's Gap
40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 27, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 0 0
TV 23 1915 1915
OS 0 18 182
BE 1 243 658
NH 1 58 104
SS 0 3268 4845
CH 1 252 381
AG 0 3 3
RS 2 54 70
BW 0 9 7930
RT 4 600 991
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 40 42
AK 0 61 187
ML 0 88 125
PG 0 32 45
UA 0 21 29
UB 0 4 12
UF 0 1 2
UE 0 2 2
UR 1 28 64

Total: 33 6697 17587
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 16:15:00
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter: Tom Filip

Observers: Dave Grove, Pete Biasucci

Visitors:
46


Weather:
Weak NNE/N wind with gusts from NW. Sunny in the morning, partly cloudy in
the afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
First: NOHA 08:42
Last: RTHA 16:23

Slowest day in the past month not including rain/fog days. The only
highlight was a pair of adult RSHA at the end of the day that stopped to
soar overhead.

Non-raptor Observations:
Monarchs: 1
LFE: 27
Red-breasted Nuthatches: 1
Pine Siskins: 265
Goldfinches: 15
Purple Finches: 28
House Finches: 4
Pipits: 1

A red-backed vole crept out of the rocks right before I left, the first
seen this season.

Predictions:
Weak SE wind in the morning, moderate S wind in the afternoon. Mostly
cloudy.
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Report submitted by WG Counter ()


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