Date: 4/9/26 5:36 pm From: Thomas Filip <thomasfilip0660...> Subject: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (09 Apr 2026) 21 Raptors
*Tussey Mountain Hawk WatchState College, Pennsylvania, USADaily Raptor
Counts: Apr 09, 2026SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack
Vulture000 Turkey Vulture037181 Osprey22028 Bald Eagle2969 Northern
Harrier0814 Sharp-shinned Hawk33873 Cooper's Hawk1216 American Goshawk000
Red-shouldered Hawk0124 Broad-winged Hawk21717 Red-tailed Hawk749181
Rough-legged Hawk001 Golden Eagle110212 American Kestrel2722 Merlin002
Peregrine Falcon000 Unknown Accipitrine002 Unknown Buteo012 Unknown
Falcon001 Unknown Eagle014 Unknown Raptor157 Total:21205856Observation
start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time:
8 hoursOfficial CounterThomas FilipObservers: Julian Avery, Ken Bowman,
Nick BolgianoVisitors:Julian's ornithology class came up to the mountain
today for a couple of hours.Weather:Sunny with 17-21mph SE winds for the
first few hours, shifting to 15-19mph S winds in the afternoon. Low of 4℃,
high of 21℃.Raptor Observations:1 GOEA spotted today.*
*adult: 14:11*
*Other migrating raptors include 2 OSPR, 2 BAEA, 11 RTHA, 2 BWHA, 3 SSHA, 1
COHA, and 2 AMKE.*
*Raptor migration was not as strong today as predicted, but we did have a
nice diversity throughout the day. Our GOEA of the day was an adult which I
was a little surprised to see this late in the season.*
