Date: 3/18/26 6:54 pm From: Thomas Filip <thomasfilip0660...> Subject: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (18 Mar 2026) 5 Raptors
*Tussey Mountain Hawk WatchState College, Pennsylvania, USADaily Raptor
Counts: Mar 18, 2026SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack
Vulture000 Turkey Vulture11536 Osprey000 Bald Eagle03235 Northern
Harrier001 Sharp-shinned Hawk01417 Cooper's Hawk088 American Goshawk000
Red-shouldered Hawk02223 Broad-winged Hawk000 Red-tailed Hawk05359
Rough-legged Hawk011 Golden Eagle3157166 American Kestrel188 Merlin022
Peregrine Falcon000 Unknown Accipitrine002 Unknown Buteo011 Unknown
Falcon011 Unknown Eagle001 Unknown Raptor011 Total:5315362Observation start
time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5
hoursOfficial CounterThomas FilipObservers: Visitors:JeffWeather:S winds
throughout the day starting off very low at 1-3mph in the morning gradually
rising to 8-10 mph by the end of the day. A bit chilly in the morning but
warmer than yesterday with a low of -5℃ and a high of 2℃. Cloud cover
varied throughout the day but was generally mostly cloudy in the morning
and mostly sunny in the afternoon.Raptor Observations:3 GOEA spotted today.*
*2 adult*
*15:40, 16:20*
*1 immature 15:31*
*The day started off very slow with no migrating raptors in the morning.
Weather conditions gradually improved later and finally an immature GOEA
flew in at 15:31, soaring for a minute and giving nice looks before moving
on. The next one at 15:40 glided through much more quickly. The last one at
the 16:20 was lower than the last 2 and descending, a behavior I have seen
in previous days where a GOEA was spotted in the last hour, probably
looking for a place to roost for the night.*
