Date: 3/14/26 6:17 pm From: Thomas Filip <thomasfilip0660...> Subject: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (14 Mar 2026) 14 Raptors
*Tussey Mountain Hawk WatchState College, Pennsylvania, USADaily Raptor
Counts: Mar 14, 2026SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack
Vulture000 Turkey Vulture01132 Osprey000 Bald Eagle12427 Northern
Harrier001 Sharp-shinned Hawk01316 Cooper's Hawk088 American Goshawk000
Red-shouldered Hawk02122 Broad-winged Hawk000 Red-tailed Hawk44551
Rough-legged Hawk011 Golden Eagle7148157 American Kestrel166 Merlin022
Peregrine Falcon000 Unknown Accipitrine002 Unknown Buteo011 Unknown
Falcon011 Unknown Eagle001 Unknown Raptor111 Total:14282329Observation
start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time:
8.5 hoursOfficial CounterNick Bolgiano, Thomas FilipObservers: Angela
Fasold, Bill Chambers, Jon Kauffman, Matt Fasold, Nick Bolgiano, Robert
McLaughlinVisitors:Bald Eagle State Park Nature Inn Tour Group, Matt,
LisaWeather:Partly cloudy throughout the day with a low of 0℃ and a high of
9.1℃. Consistent WNW winds starting at 8-12mph, speeding up to 20-22mph at
noon, and then falling to 13-15mph at the end of the day. Raptor
Observations:7 GOEA spotted today.*
*adult 09:40, 10:08, 11:06, 11:08, 11:08*
*unknown 09:50, 15:49*
*Our first GOEA was spotted at 09:40 just as the Bald Eagle SP Nature Inn
tour group arrived. It soared not too high above the N side of the ridge
for a few minutes, giving the whole group a great look at it. 2 more GOEA
came through while the group was at the hawk watch, but these were more
distant and difficult to spot. An hour after the group left, we had 3 come
through within 2 minutes, 1 that glided past somewhat far out on the N
side, and 2 soaring above the N side together, likely a pair. After these 3
GOEA, the afternoon would be slow with few raptors. Close to the end of the
day, one last GOEA was spotted behind the tower very high up soaring.*
