Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch State College, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 01, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Thomas Filip
Observers: Constanza Ehrenhaus, Nick Bolgiano
Weather: The morning started off cloudy but the skies cleared up by noon. A bit chilly at 0.3�C in the morning warming up to 11.2�C. Consistent NW winds with moderate winds ranging 9-12mph.
Raptor Observations: 1 GOEA spotted today. At 14:50, Nick spotted an adult on the north side of the ridge. It circled high above for a few minutes observing us before resuming its flight NE.
Other migrating raptors included 3 BAEA (1 adult, 2 immature), 2 RTHA, 1 RSHA, 1 COHA, 1 SSHA, and 1 TUVU.
Resident raptors included a pair of BAEA flying together, 3 RTHA, 13 TUVU, and 5 BLVU.
12 PISI flew over early in the morning, a high count for the season.
Predictions: Partly sunny with low ESE winds in the morning and moderate SE/SSE winds in the afternoon. If this forecast holds true we should see some good GOEA movement tomorrow, especially in the afternoon. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Thomas Filip () Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch information may be found at: tusseymountainspringhawkwatch.org/
