Date: 3/24/26 4:55 pm From: Thomas Filip <thomasfilip0660...> Subject: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (24 Mar 2026) 7 Raptors
*Tussey Mountain Hawk WatchState College, Pennsylvania, USADaily Raptor
Counts: Mar 24, 2026SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack
Vulture000 Turkey Vulture34263 Osprey133 Bald Eagle04346 Northern
Harrier023 Sharp-shinned Hawk01922 Cooper's Hawk01212 American Goshawk000
Red-shouldered Hawk02223 Broad-winged Hawk000 Red-tailed Hawk28692
Rough-legged Hawk011 Golden Eagle1185194 American Kestrel099 Merlin022
Peregrine Falcon000 Unknown Accipitrine002 Unknown Buteo011 Unknown
Falcon011 Unknown Eagle001 Unknown Raptor011 Total:7429476Observation start
time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 8
hoursOfficial CounterThomas FilipObservers: Brian Hirt, Charlie Kahle, Nick
BolgianoWeather:Sunny throughout the day. **A little chilly in the morning
with a low of -1.4℃ but it warmed up quickly with a high of 15.5℃. NW winds
the whole morning shifting to SW in the afternoon. Wind speed was generally
a low 2-5mph throughout the day with a few somewhat stronger gusts up to
8mph.*
*Raptor Observations:1 GOEA spotted today.*
*adult: 15:22*
*Today was slow and spotting was difficult as the few raptors we saw were
high and distant. Thankfully 1 GOEA took pity on us and flew through lower
over the ridge at the end of the day giving us some nice looks as it
soared.*
