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Date: 2/27/26 5:22 pm From: Thomas Filip <thomasfilip0660...> Subject: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (27 Feb 2026) 14 Raptors
Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch State College, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Feb 27, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 5 12 12 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 2 3 3 Northern Harrier 0 1 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 2 2 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 3 4 4 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipitrine 1 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 14 26 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Thomas Filip Observers: Jon Kauffman, Nick Bolgiano, Peggy Wagoner, Robert McLaughlin Visitors: Connor Schmitt (Observer) Weather: A very warm and sunny day with the morning starting off at 4.9℃ and going up to 11.1℃ by noon. SW/SSW winds throughout the day with a few brief shifts to NW. Wind speed started off at a low 1.8mph but gradually sped up to 8mph by 13:00. Raptor Observations: No GOEA spotted today. Migratory Raptors A RSHA came through low and close on the south side of the ridge. 2 SSHA were spotted today, both of which flew N over the ridge at eye level. 3 RTHA, 2 BAEA, 5 TUVU were also spotted. Resident Raptors Pairs of RTHA were seen escorting migrants on both sides of the ridge. A resident COHA made its first appearance of the season on the south side of the ridge. An adult BAEA chased away an immature on the south side. 3 BLVU and 9 TUVU were also seen throughout the day. Non-raptor Observations: https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fatlaspa%2Fchecklist%2FS304378514&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7C1a33e3dba03e4d674b4f08de7666c54b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639078380926599353%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Mr%2BAN9FHL9EH6XlBIWeMH4aGX%2B1hVmiuiug4zsvTx10%3D&reserved=0 <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fatlaspa%2Fchecklist%2FS304378514&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7C1a33e3dba03e4d674b4f08de7666c54b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639078380926625961%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2BcrX3GMI5Hn1pBYUecdgyi9PKXq0af1vZAXvkRN5Oyo%3D&reserved=0> A few minutes after I arrived, a small flock of at least 3 PISI flew over. Later 2 more flew past individually. So far it has been a good season for them with at least 1 each day. Predictions: Tomorrow looks to be another mostly sunny and warm day with low to moderate W winds. There is potential for a GOEA or two to show up but given the absence of any in the past 2 days we may not see any. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Thomas Filip () Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch information may be found at: tusseymountainspringhawkwatch.org/ <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftusseymountainspringhawkwatch.org%2F&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7C1a33e3dba03e4d674b4f08de7666c54b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639078380926641567%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kb%2BCx6VTzyXxVs534IG9%2BwVTSG3btxFnV2aQ7v%2F6TzQ%3D&reserved=0> More site information at hawkcount.org <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhawkcount.org%2F&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7C1a33e3dba03e4d674b4f08de7666c54b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639078380926649792%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=NlAQTaddVaTHV5IYjjEn16Pjqo%2F0cTorjEiCPrVA5rA%3D&reserved=0>: https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhawkcount.org%2Fsiteinfo.php%3Frsite%3D438&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7C1a33e3dba03e4d674b4f08de7666c54b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639078380926658903%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=HPBtltnA0Vn3uQ0RKV7psA7%2FPt9bXObO04khCPmVm5o%3D&reserved=0 <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhawkcount.org%2Fsiteinfo.php%3Frsite%3D438&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7C1a33e3dba03e4d674b4f08de7666c54b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639078380926667492%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BiPk6hymZntn8WesmoIO%2FRO8%2Fq%2Fb5UcsQ1uu2%2BeoMDw%3D&reserved=0>

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