Date: 3/25/26 9:31 pm From: Thomas Filip <thomasfilip0660...> Subject: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (25 Mar 2026) 32 Raptors
*Tussey Mountain Hawk WatchState College, Pennsylvania, USADaily Raptor
Counts: Mar 25, 2026SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack
Vulture000 Turkey Vulture125475 Osprey033 Bald Eagle75053 Northern
Harrier023 Sharp-shinned Hawk22124 Cooper's Hawk01212 American Goshawk000
Red-shouldered Hawk02223 Broad-winged Hawk000 Red-tailed Hawk79399
Rough-legged Hawk011 Golden Eagle4189198 American Kestrel11010 Merlin022
Peregrine Falcon000 Unknown Accipitrine002 Unknown Buteo011 Unknown
Falcon011 Unknown Eagle001 Unknown Raptor011 Total:33462509Observation
start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time:
9.17 hoursOfficial CounterThomas FilipObservers: Brian Hirt, Charlie Kahle,
Nick BolgianoWeather:Partly sunny and warm with a low of 3.9℃ to a high of
16.8℃. Mostly S winds today with a shift to SSE from 10:00-13:00. Wind
speed was variable but generally increased throughout the from 3mph in the
morning to 15mph in the afternoon.Raptor Observations:4 GOEA spotted today*
*adult: 12:19, 12:29, 16:12*
*sub-adult: 11:29*
*We had 3 GOEA in the middle of the day from 11:29 to 12:29. Afterwards it
was slow until one last GOEA at 16:12. 2 of the GOEA we saw today left the
ridge and headed straight N over the valley.*
