Date: 4/1/26 5:35 pm From: Thomas Filip <thomasfilip0660...> Subject: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (01 Apr 2026) 13 Raptors
*Tussey Mountain Hawk WatchState College, Pennsylvania, USADaily Raptor
Counts: Apr 01, 2026SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack
Vulture000 Turkey Vulture88152 Osprey119 Bald Eagle1161 Northern Harrier006
Sharp-shinned Hawk0035 Cooper's Hawk0014 American Goshawk000 Red-shouldered
Hawk0023 Broad-winged Hawk000 Red-tailed Hawk33135 Rough-legged Hawk001
Golden Eagle00202 American Kestrel0015 Merlin002 Peregrine Falcon000
Unknown Accipitrine002 Unknown Buteo001 Unknown Falcon001 Unknown Eagle003
Unknown Raptor002 Total:1313664Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation
end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 8 hoursOfficial CounterThomas
FilipObservers: Ken BowmanWeather:Mostly cloudy with a couple of short,
light rain showers in the morning. Moderate NW wind in the morning at
8-12mph, low 2-6mph wind in the afternoon. Warm with a low of 14.8℃ and a
high of 20.8℃.Raptor Observations:*
*No GOEA spotted today.*
*Other migrating raptors include 1 OSPR, 1 BAEA, 3 RTHA, and 8 TUVU. A slow
day with poor wind conditions and weak thermals, the few raptors we saw
were in the second half of the day after the last rain shower.*
