Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch State College, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 29, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 8.17 hours
Official Counter: Thomas Filip
Observers: Nick Bolgiano
Weather: Mostly cloudy and S wind in the morning, later mostly sunny and SSW winds in the afternoon, generally at 6-10mph throughout the day. It warmed up quickly from 6.0℃ in the morning to 30.2℃ in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations: No GOEA spotted today.
Other migrating raptors include 2 OSPR, 3 BAEA, 10 RTHA, 1 SSHA, 1 COHA, 31 TUVU, and 2 AMKE. The morning was rather slow with just a few raptors before noon. Raptor activity picked up after the clouds cleared around 13:00 with a short surge in activity between 15:00-16:00. TUVU activity seems to be picking up. 31 is the high count of the season so far.
A single COME flew over the ridge in the morning and at the end of the day 8 distant RBGU were seen. Passerine activity was low today with just 1 TRES and 1 AGOL flyover.
Predictions: Mostly cloudy the whole day with low SW winds in the morning shifting to moderate SSW in the afternoon. Tomorrow may be a slow day unless the clouds clear. The afternoon will probably be our best chance at seeing any raptors. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Thomas Filip () Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch information may be found at: tusseymountainspringhawkwatch.org/
