Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch State College, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Feb 26, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Thomas Filip
Observers: Andrew Bechdel, Bill Chambers, Connor Schmitt, Jon Kauffman
Visitors: Jon Kauffman Bill Chambers Connor Schmitt Andrew Bechdel Jeff
Weather: Contrary to the forecast, today was a mostly cloudy day until about 15:00 when most of the cloud cover broke. Visibility was better today, with the Allegheny Front being visible when I arrived and Stone Mountain being only slightly obscured by haze. The winds started off NW at a low 4.9mph, shifting slightly to NNW by 10:00 and gradually increasing throughout the morning to 7.8mph by 12:00. After 12:00 the winds shifted slightly to NW and began to slow down again.
Raptor Observations: No GOEA were spotted today.
7 migrating TUVU were seen throughout the day moving NE. A female/immature NOHA was spotted in the afternoon on the south side of the ridge flying NE. A RTHA flying NE was seen towards the end of the day being escorted by our resident RTHA.
Besides the 7 TUVU seen flying NE, 8 more were seen hunting over the valleys throughout the day, along with 4 BLVU. Our resident RTHA was seen a few times hunting and diving, and a resident BAEA was seen a couple of times.
A group of 4 ravens were seen bothering a resident BAEA, though they never got physical with it. A couple of COME flying SE were spotted by Connor. As I was packing up for the day, a PISI flew over heading NE.
Predictions: Tomorrow could possibly bring some GOEA with sunny skies and weak SW winds.
======================================================================== Report submitted by Thomas Filip () Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch information may be found at: tusseymountainspringhawkwatch.org/
