Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch State College, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 27, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7.93 hours
Official Counter: AB
Observers:
Visitors: None
Weather: Sunny but cold day on Tussey Mountain. NW winds for the entire count peaking at 12-19kph by 11:00. Visibility was good for the entire count. It is helpful that the sun is higher in the sky now late in the day as there is good visibility to Stone Mountain in the late afternoon. Low temperature of -3C at 09:00 and a high of 12C by 15:00.
Raptor Observations: TV 18 (190) OS 1 (7) CH 1 (20) RT 2 (166) UR 1 (11) Total 23 (722)
TV led the flight today with several small groups migrating along Tussey Mountain. Despite it being a beautiful sunny day, cold air remained in place and most likely contributed to a lack of diversity in the flight.
At 11:06 to BE were dogfighting over Stone Valley. At 13:18 the Leading Ridge adult RTHA was dogfighting with a resident juvenile. It appears the juvenile had the upper hand and now I understand why it pretty much trespasses over all the territories on the mountain.
Non-raptor Observations: Mourning Dove 1 Black Vulture 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 American Crow 2 Common Raven 4 Black-capped Chickadee 9 Eastern Bluebird 1 American Goldfinch 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Predictions: Showers, mainly after 3pm. High near 59. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
======================================================================== Report submitted by Adam Richardson (<poecile.gambeli...>) Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch information may be found at: tusseymountainspringhawkwatch.org/
