Date: 3/31/26 5:19 pm
From: Thomas Filip <thomasfilip0660...>
Subject: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (31 Mar 2026) 14 Raptors
*Tussey Mountain Hawk WatchState College, Pennsylvania, USADaily Raptor
Counts: Mar 31, 2026SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack
Vulture000 Turkey Vulture7123144 Osprey188 Bald Eagle05760 Northern
Harrier056 Sharp-shinned Hawk03235 Cooper's Hawk01414 American Goshawk000
Red-shouldered Hawk02223 Broad-winged Hawk000 Red-tailed Hawk4126132
Rough-legged Hawk011 Golden Eagle0193202 American Kestrel11515 Merlin022
Peregrine Falcon000 Unknown Accipitrine002 Unknown Buteo011 Unknown
Falcon011 Unknown Eagle023 Unknown Raptor122 Total:14604651Observation
start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time:
8 hoursOfficial CounterThomas FilipObservers: Nick BolgianoWeather:Variable
wind in the morning that shifted back and forth between SSW and WSW
frequently, generally at 5-7mph with some stronger gusts. SW wind 12-15mph
after noon and then lower S wind after 15:00. Mostly cloudy the whole day
with some short, small breaks in the clouds. Warm with a low of 17.6℃ and a
high of 23.6℃.Raptor Observations:No GOEA spotted today.*
*Our GOEA count for March is 193 and the total for the season is 202 so
far. This is the third highest March count at Tussey with the highest being
225 in 2015.*




*Other migrating raptors include 1 OSPR, 4 RTHA, 7 TUVU, and 1 AMKE.
Despite decent wind conditions, the day was slow. All of our raptors today
were spotted between 12:00-15:00.Non-raptor
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*A flock of 8 PUFI were seen and 2 more were heard, a high count for the
season so far. 2 AGOl and 6 TRES were also seen.Predictions:Tomorrow looks
to be mostly cloudy and rainy. I do not think there will be many raptors,
if any, but we may be able to get a few hours in if the rain breaks in the
morning.------------------------------Report submitted by Thomas Filip
()Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch information may be found at:
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