Date: 3/13/26 7:51 pm From: Thomas Filip <thomasfilip0660...> Subject: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (13 Mar 2026) 29 Raptors
*Tussey Mountain Hawk WatchState College, Pennsylvania, USADaily Raptor
Counts: Mar 13, 2026SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack
Vulture000 Turkey Vulture41132 Osprey000 Bald Eagle12326 Northern
Harrier001 Sharp-shinned Hawk11316 Cooper's Hawk188 American Goshawk000
Red-shouldered Hawk22122 Broad-winged Hawk000 Red-tailed Hawk104147
Rough-legged Hawk011 Golden Eagle10141150 American Kestrel055 Merlin022
Peregrine Falcon000 Unknown Accipitrine002 Unknown Buteo011 Unknown
Falcon011 Unknown Eagle001 Unknown Raptor000 Total:29268315Observation
start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time:
9.75 hoursOfficial CounterThomas FilipObservers: Connor Schmitt, Craig
Kochel, Joe Gyekis, Nick Bolgiano, Randy PhillipsVisitors:Frank
BlumWeather:Moderate winds in the morning around 10mph from 08:00-11:00,
increased quickly afterwards to around 21-24mph by 12:00 before decreasing
steadily until the end of the day. Mostly cloudy throughout the day
clearing up only slightly by the end. Chilly in the morning with a low of
-2.2℃, warming up to a high of 6.1℃ in the afternoon.Raptor Observations:10
GOEA spotted today.*
*adult 11:32, 14:48, 15:44, 15:45, 16:14*
*immature 14:36, 15:15*
*juvenile 14:54*
*unknown 14:10, 14:53*
*After a very long and slow morning with no raptors, we had our first GOEA
at 11:32. The wind speed increased a lot after this one and we didn't see
any more for 3 more hours until after the wind slowed down. After Connor
arrived, we got 5 within an hour. A few more would pass through until the
last one at 16:14, which was lower than the rest and likely looking for a
place to roost overnight in Rothrock State Forest.*
