Date: 12/29/25 2:35 pm
From: Hawkcount.org reports <reports...>
Subject: Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field (29 Dec 2025) 16 Raptors
Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field
State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 29, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 1 224
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 2 40 162
Northern Harrier 0 1 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 5 29
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 15
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 6
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 24 251
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 13 146 314
American Kestrel 0 0 1
Merlin 0 0 3
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 3
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 3 5
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0

Total: 16 224 1019
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter: Deb Rittelmann, Nick Bolgiano

Observers: Deb Rittelmann, Ken Bowman, Nick Bolgiano

Weather:
Wind W 15-30 mph, sky partly cloudy then light snow the last 2 hours, temp
dropping -2:4C

Raptor Observations:
GE(13): 1044 Ad, 1116 Ad, 1142 Ad, 1148 Unk, 1152 Ad, 1153 Unk, 1211 Ad,
1311 Ad, 1342 Ad, 1400 Ad, 1413 Ad, 1437 Ad, 1531 Ad

BE: 2 Ad

GEs were still on the move in this late migration season. The 146 GEs in
December are our highest tally for this month, nearly as many as the 151 in
November. With a very strong W wind, as expected some went low on the NW
side and some went past on the right. #2 was above the far Allegheny Front
foothills and the 2 unaged birds #4 & #6 were super high. The last GE went
overhead 20 m up. Deb was in good form, spotting 6 of the first 8 GEs,
including the two super high birds.

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
It is possible that today was the last day for the season, unless someone
can cover Tuesday's strong WNW wind and cold temperatures. I'm also
watching the Wednesday forecast.
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Report submitted by Nick Bolgiano (<nickbolgiano...>)


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