Date: 4/15/26 5:17 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (15 Apr 2026) 17 Raptors
Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch
State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 15, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 1 52 196
Osprey 0 28 36
Bald Eagle 0 18 78
Northern Harrier 0 9 15
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 48 83
Cooper's Hawk 0 9 23
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 2 25
Broad-winged Hawk 8 179 179
Red-tailed Hawk 3 76 208
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 2
Golden Eagle 1 16 218
American Kestrel 1 20 35
Merlin 0 1 3
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipitrine 1 2 4
Unknown Buteo 0 1 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 1 4
Unknown Raptor 0 6 8

Total: 17 469 1120
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 15:45:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours

Official Counter: Thomas Filip

Observers:

Weather:
Partly cloudy, W/WSW winds at 8-15mph, some gusts that felt like they were
coming from NW. Low of 23&#8451; and a high of 30&#8451;.

Raptor Observations:
1 GOEA spotted today.
unknown 13:56

Other migrating raptors include 3 RTHA, 1 RSHA, 8 BWHA, 1 SSHA, 1 TUVU, and
1 AMKE.

The GOEA today was very high up and almost snuck through as it quickly flew
past overhead. Most of the other raptors today were also high up due to
strong thermals. The other notable sighting today was a distant
unidentified accipitrine that gave me a strong impression of an immature
AGOS.

A local BWHA seems to have set up shop near the hawk watch. I spotted one
take off while walking on the trail and saw and heard it a few times later
throughout the day.

Non-raptor Observations:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S322241809

13 DCCO today, one flock of 2 and one of 11. Decent finch numbers today,
with multiple small flocks for a total of 9 PUFI and 27 AGOL. Also 2 RWSW,
3 BARS, 3 AMRO, and 2 YRWA.

Predictions:
Partly cloudy with SW/WSW winds starting low in the morning and increasing
throughout the day. SW and WSW wind can be hard to predict but we could see
a modest flight in the afternoon.
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Report submitted by Thomas Filip ()
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