Date: 3/10/26 6:16 pm From: Thomas Filip <thomasfilip0660...> Subject: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (10 Mar 2026) 18 Raptors
*Tussey Mountain Hawk WatchState College, Pennsylvania, USADaily Raptor Counts: Mar 10, 2026SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack Vulture000 Turkey Vulture2728 Osprey000 Bald Eagle52225 Northern Harrier001 Sharp-shinned Hawk11114 Cooper's Hawk077 American Goshawk000 Red-shouldered Hawk31920 Broad-winged Hawk000 Red-tailed Hawk23036 Rough-legged Hawk000 Golden Eagle4120129 American Kestrel155 Merlin022 Peregrine Falcon000 Unknown Accipitrine002 Unknown Buteo011 Unknown Falcon011 Unknown Eagle001 Unknown Raptor000 Total:18225272Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hoursOfficial CounterThomas FilipObservers: Craig Kochel, Joe Sabo, Jon Kauffman, Nick BolgianoVisitors:Jim, Stacy, EmmaWeather:Partly cloudy in the morning with SW winds and partly sunny in the afternoon with WNW winds. Generally low 4-7mph winds today with occasional moderate 8-12mph winds.Raptor Observations:4 GOEA spotted today.* *3 adult 10:22, 14:04, 15:58* *1 unknown 12:14*
*Our first GOEA of the day came through at 10:22 on the S side. At 12:14 we spotted probably the highest GOEA we have had this season flying over the ridge before it left the ridge and flew N over the valley. Our next GOEA at 14:04 was lower and exhibited the same behavior. Our last GOEA of the day at 14:58, spotted by Jon, was on the S side and surprisingly low compared to the earlier ones.*
*Other migrating raptors include 5 BAEA, 2 RTHA, 4 RSHA, 2 SSHA, 2 TUVU, and 1 AMKE. *
