Date: 3/16/26 6:54 am From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (15 Mar 2026) 23 Raptors
Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch State College, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 15, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Thomas Filip
Observers: Butch Rittlemann, Connor Schmitt, Deb Rittlemann, Elizabeth Cathcurt, George Young, Nick Bolgiano, Nina Wolf, Peggy Wagoner, Phil Park, Randy Flament, Warren Wolf
Visitors: Becky Lengerich, Jean Lengerich, Matt Jackson, Amber Jackson, Bruce Woods, Percy Meriwether, Vinnie Arcana
Weather: A warmer day than the last few with a low of 4.8℃ and a high of 14.9℃. Mostly sunny with SE winds in the morning turning to mostly cloudy with SSE winds in the afternoon. Generally consistent wind speed of around 20mph but we did have some stronger gusts up to 30mph in the afternoon.
Less action than expected today despite seemingly perfect conditions. The 4 GOEA that came through today were a little distant and somewhat difficult to view. No raptors were spotted after the last GOEA at 12:29, making for a slow afternoon.
Other migrating raptors include 8 BAEA, 6 RTHA, 1 RSHA, 1 SSHA, and 3 TUVU. The 8 BAEA were a high count for the season. 6 of the BAEA were immature.
The quietest day we have had so far. Not even the local songbirds or woodpeckers made a sound today. The only notable sighting was a Killdeer when I first arrived.
Predictions: Looks to be rain all day. Tuesday looks to be cold with W winds. Uncertain what the flight will be like. Days after a storm can be good but W winds are hard to predict and it is getting late in the GOEA migration season. Now that peak GOEA migration is ending, we will probably see smaller numbers each day from now on. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Thomas Filip () Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch information may be found at: tusseymountainspringhawkwatch.org/
