Date: 8/26/25 2:45 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Waggoner's Gap (26 Aug 2025) 20 Raptors
Waggoner's Gap 40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 26, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- BV 0 0 0 TV 0 0 0 OS 5 21 21 BE 7 39 39 NH 0 6 6 SS 0 6 6 CH 0 4 4 AG 0 0 0 RS 0 1 1 BW 5 55 55 RT 2 28 28 RL 0 0 0 GE 0 0 0 AK 0 3 3 ML 0 0 0 PG 0 2 2 UA 1 1 1 UB 0 0 0 UF 0 0 0 UE 0 0 0 UR 0 1 1
Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Jess Cosentino
Observers: Dave Grove, Pat Freed, Pete Biasucci, Pete Biasucci , Ron Freed
Visitors: 6
Weather: The morning began cloudless with a sunny sky and minimal wind. Cloud cover moved in by late morning as a stronger WNW wind picked up and lasted into the afternoon hours, High of 73 F
Raptor Observations: Once the late morning winds picked up, migrant raptors began to pass along the ridge. Ospreys were already quite high in the atmosphere and stayed there for much of the morning, while some Broad-winged Hawks traveled low across the ridge into the westerly headwind
First bird: OSPR 9:20 Last bird: BWHA 14:31
Hummingbirds: 4 LFE: 6
Non-raptor Observations: Chimney Swift 44, Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4, Downy Woodpecker 1, Pileated Woodpecker 1, Eastern Wood Pewee 1, Red-eyed Vireo 1, Common Raven 2, Cedar Waxwing 124, Carolina Chickadee 1, Purple Martin 6, Barn Swallow 17, Carolina Wren 2, Red-breasted Nuthatch 1, Grey Catbird 1, American Goldfinch 2, American Redstart 1, Cape May Warbler 12, Blackburnian Warbler 1, Northern Cardinal 2, warbler sp. 13, Monarch 3, Zebra Swallowtail 1
Predictions: Tomorrow calls for similar conditions as today, with a slightly stronger NW wind (7-10 mph) ======================================================================== Report submitted by WG Counter ()
