Date: 3/29/25 2:01 pm From: Constanza Ehrenhaus <cxe1169...> Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 27 Mar 2025 to 28 Mar 2025 (#2025-86)
Sorry about that, Barara, I made a mistake. I meant to say Tuesday mornings
the walks are at Millbrook Marsh.
Arboretum would be on Thursday.
On Sat, Mar 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM Constanza Ehrenhaus <cxe1169...>
wrote:
> Hi Barbara,
> Tuesday mornings we have our Arboretum walks at 8AM. The webpage is
> correct.
> You can also reference our Facebook page for upcoming events.
> https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fevents%2F9622956634423042%2F9622956657756373%2F&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7C73477047ff6745d7e4d808dd6f04ddb3%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C638788788867582760%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=AB81nZSZ9UXQQ8K8wIRXgxx%2BMUpSezp6jotffYpBF2I%3D&reserved=0 >
> On Sat, Mar 29, 2025 at 9:32 AM Barbara Knox <
> <0000df92bf258bd5-dmarc-request...> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>> The web page states that bird walk this coming Tuesday is at Millbrook
>> Marsh but this week's Community Calendar at the Gazette says it's at Spring
>> Creek Park. Which is it?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Barbara
>>
>> > On 03/29/2025 12:00 AM EDT SCBIRDCL automatic digest system <
>> <listserv...> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > There are 2 messages totaling 3420 lines in this issue.
>> >
>> > Topics of the day:
>> >
>> > 1. another bird walk, Coburn Park, April 5 at 10 am
>> > 2. Tussey Mountain Daily Summary 3/28
>> >
>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:12:07 +0000
>> > From: "Gyekis, Joseph Peter" <jpg186...>
>> > Subject: another bird walk, Coburn Park, April 5 at 10 am
>> >
>> > [cid:e6fb78d8-d033-4f4b-9357-8761ecc211f7]
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 21:26:15 -0400
>> > From: B Richardson <poecile.gambeli...>
>> > Subject: Tussey Mountain Daily Summary 3/28
>> >
>> > Official Counter
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Nick Bolgiano
>> >
>> > AB
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Total observation time
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 8 hrs (288.75)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Observers
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Jon Kauffman
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Weather
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > SSW winds for the entire count at 12-19kph at 10:00. Visibility was good
>> > for the entire count. Mostly cloudy skies for the entire survey and a
>> few
>> > brief periods of rain. By the end of the count at 17:00 a rain had
>> > developed over Tussey Mountain. Low temperature of 6C at 09:00 and a
>> high
>> > of 15C by noon.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Raptor Notes
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > TV 7 (197) OS 2 (9) SS 2 (50) RT 2 (168) ML 1 (2) Total 14 (736)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I was surprised the flight was as slow as it was considering the first S
>> > winds in several days. I was lucky to pick up the second MERL of the
>> season
>> > way out on Leading Ridge soaring. It then cut out via powered flight
>> > crossing Tussey Mountain in a matter of seconds.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Two adult BE’s were dogfighting over Leading Ridge at 12:46. At 13:05
>> two
>> > adults seemed to appear out of nowhere from the N of the OP to escort
>> > another local adult BE back S along Tussey Mountain. The interloper
>> didn’t
>> > want anything to do with these two and retreated in a hurry S of Leading
>> > Ridge.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Non-raptor Notes
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 4 COLO migrated through the gap at 11:05. AMCR were the corvid of the
>> day
>> > flying through the cut from N to S with a tasty morsel in their beak. An
>> > accomplice was in tow. The morsel didn’t appear to be baked goods.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > duck sp. 4
>> > Common Loon 4
>> > Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
>> > Hairy Woodpecker 1
>> > Pileated Woodpecker 1
>> > Eastern Phoebe 1
>> > American Crow 4
>> > Black-capped Chickadee 1
>> > Tree Swallow 2
>> > House Finch 2
>> > American Goldfinch 2
>> > Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 5
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Visitors
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Jon Kauffman stopped in during the morning hours and picked us out a
>> OSPR
>> > and the first migrating COLO of the season.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Jon Kauffman
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 6 hikers
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Next Day Forecast
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as
>> > high as 31 mph.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > *Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch*
>> >
>> > *State College, Pennsylvania, USA*
>> >
>> > *Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 28, 2025*
>> >
>> > *-------------------------------------------------------------------*
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > *Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total*
>> >
>> > *------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------*
>> >
>> > *Black Vulture 0 0 0*
>> >
>> > *Turkey Vulture 7 132 197*
>> >
>> > *Osprey 2 9 9*
>> >
>> > *Bald Eagle 0 42 58*
>> >
>> > *Northern Harrier 0 10 11*
>> >
>> > *Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 47 50*
>> >
>> > *Cooper's Hawk 0 18 20*
>> >
>> > *American Goshawk 0 0 0*
>> >
>> > *Red-shouldered Hawk 0 25 35*
>> >
>> > *Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0*
>> >
>> > *Red-tailed Hawk 2 151 168*
>> >
>> > *Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1*
>> >
>> > *Golden Eagle 0 93 134*
>> >
>> > *American Kestrel 0 17 17*
>> >
>> > *Merlin 1 1 2*
>> >
>> > *Peregrine Falcon 0 3 4*
>> >
>> > *Unknown Accipitrine 0 3 3*
>> >
>> > *Unknown Buteo 0 11 13*
>> >
>> > *Unknown Falcon 0 0 0*
>> >
>> > *Unknown Eagle 0 1 3*
>> >
>> > *Unknown Raptor 0 9 11*
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > *Total: 14 573 736*
>> >
>> > *----------------------------------------------------------------------*
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > End of SCBIRDCL Digest - 27 Mar 2025 to 28 Mar 2025 (#2025-86)
>> > **************************************************************
>>
>
>
> --
> Constanza Ehrenhaus.
>
>
