Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch State College, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 26, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: AB
Observers:
Visitors: None
1 hiker
Weather: Cold and blustery day on Tussey Mountain with some surprise snow showers. W winds for the entire count peaking at 39-49kph by noon. Visibility was off and on at the beginning of the count as the snow squalls passed over the ridge. By 11:00 the visibility had improved greatly to 16km with occasional snow squalls continuing. The ceiling lifted at this time as well. Mostly cloudy skies for the entire count. Low temperature of -3C at 10:00 and a high of 1C by 11:00 when the sun briefly peaked through the clouds.
Raptor Observations: TV 1 (172) RT (2) 164) GE 1 (134) Total 4 (699)
GE NA 09:43
Slow flight today which was to be expected with the strong W winds and several snow squalls blowing over Tussey Mountain throughout the count. The first raptor of the day was a non-adult GE close to the OP on the N side of the ridge. It kited briefly before moving NE.
Resident raptor activity was virtually non-existent. The first resident raptors were TUVU at 11:32. At 13:24 the resident COHA was spotted flying S near the cut on the S side of the ridge. Shortly after the local immature RTHA was spotted soaring low on the S side of the ridge in the gap.
Non-raptor Observations: The local CORA was flying with a large chunk of bread from N to S near the cut. It’s partner in crime was in tow. Yesterday it flew through same with a similar hunk of bread and partner in tow on the same flight line. Momentarily a BLVU gave chase, but the CORA seemed undeterred. I am curious what the local source of the bread stuff is?
duck sp. 20 Mourning Dove 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 American Crow 2 Common Raven 2 Black-capped Chickadee 2 House Finch 1 American Goldfinch 4
Predictions: Sunny, with a high near 53. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
======================================================================== Report submitted by Adam Richardson (<poecile.gambeli...>) Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch information may be found at: tusseymountainspringhawkwatch.org/
