Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch State College, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 24, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Thomas Filip
Observers: Brian Hirt, Charlie Kahle, Nick Bolgiano
Weather: 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.
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.
Other migrating raptors include 2 RTHA, 1 OSPR, and 3 TUVU.
A quiet day for passerines with just 1 AGOL flyover and a few local birds.
Predictions: Low SSE/SE wind in the morning shifting to moderate S winds in the afternoon, mostly cloudy throughout the day. S winds are typically good so as long as the wind speed is decent we should see some GOEA and other raptors tomorrow. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Thomas Filip () Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch information may be found at: tusseymountainspringhawkwatch.org/
