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Date: 4/16/26 5:24 pm From: Thomas Filip <thomasfilip0660...> Subject: Re: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (16 Apr 2026) 27 Raptors
Sorry, I forgot to include the GOEA in the table I just sent out, here is the accurate table. Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 16, 2026SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack Vulture000 Turkey Vulture052196 Osprey12937 Bald Eagle11979 Northern Harrier0915 Sharp-shinned Hawk14984 Cooper's Hawk11024 American Goshawk000 Red-shouldered Hawk0225 Broad-winged Hawk17196196 Red-tailed Hawk480212 Rough-legged Hawk012 Golden Eagle117219 American Kestrel12136 Merlin013 Peregrine Falcon000 Unknown Accipitrine024 Unknown Buteo012 Unknown Falcon001 Unknown Eagle014 Unknown Raptor179 Total:284971148 On Thu, Apr 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM Thomas Filip <thomasfilip0660...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Tussey Mountain Hawk WatchState College, Pennsylvania, USADaily Raptor > Counts: Apr 16, 2026SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack > Vulture000 Turkey Vulture052196 Osprey12937 Bald Eagle11979 Northern > Harrier0915 Sharp-shinned Hawk14984 Cooper's Hawk11024 American Goshawk000 > Red-shouldered Hawk0225 Broad-winged Hawk17196196 Red-tailed Hawk480212 > Rough-legged Hawk012 Golden Eagle016218 American Kestrel12136 Merlin013 > Peregrine Falcon000 Unknown Accipitrine024 Unknown Buteo012 Unknown > Falcon001 Unknown Eagle014 Unknown Raptor179 Total:274961147Observation > start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: > 5.5 hoursOfficial CounterThomas FilipObservers: Weather:Mostly sunny with > SW/SSW winds today, 4-8mph in the morning, increasing to 8-14 in the > afternoon. Low of 23℃, high of 32℃.Raptor Observations:1 GOEA spotted > today. > unknown: 11:02 > > Other migrating raptors include 1 OSPR, 1 BAEA, 4 RTHA, 17 BWHA, 1 SSHA, > and 1 COHA, 1 TUVU, and 1 AMKE. Just like today, our GOEA today came > through fast and high up. Thermals seemed even stronger than yesterday and > I suspect there were more raptors in the afternoon that were so high I > couldn't spot them. Most of the BWHA that I spotted today were in the > morning. > > > > > Our local BWHA was seen fighting migrants and at one point got physical > with another BWHA.Non-raptor > Observations:https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fatlaspa%2Fchecklist%2FS322690628&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7C3b940c6c49804ebb0a7808de9c179c61%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639119822384052546%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9P7PH6g%2FC8Y%2FO82A7PxuPAx6gk5Jx5JW2x77JsIL89g%3D&reserved=0 > <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fatlaspa%2Fchecklist%2FS322690628&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7C3b940c6c49804ebb0a7808de9c179c61%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639119822384074667%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=a9RCxZEz1vy5zmJ%2FC1JjqJ%2FGyaydAHuBa9USvB3hY%2BQ%3D&reserved=0> > > A fun day for finches. I had 59 PUFI and 129 AGOL flyovers, both high > counts for the season. 2 HOFI and 4 PISI also flew over. Other passerine > flyovers include 20 BLJA, 1 PUMA, 1 TRES, 2 NRWS, 4 BARS, 2 EABL, 1 COGR, > and 5 YRWA. Also 17 DCCO. > > > > > > > > > Notable local birds include 2 BHVI, 1 RBNU, 2 BAWW, 2 BTNW, 1 PIWA, and 1 > YRWA. The raven was seen carrying food towards its nest again and one of > the MODO was seen doing a display flight several times.Predictions:Partly > cloudy with low NW/NNW winds. Unless there's an unexpected shift in > weather, it doesn't look like it will be a good day for > raptors.------------------------------Report submitted by Thomas Filip > ()Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch information may be found at: > tusseymountainspringhawkwatch.org/ > <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhawkcount.org%2Ftusseymountainspringhawkwatch.org%2F&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7C3b940c6c49804ebb0a7808de9c179c61%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639119822384085822%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0IOR5yYl%2FfHwt%2F3o%2BxRo3tBj6gMLi4jFOlKmXWWYKOE%3D&reserved=0>More information > at hawkcount.org <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhawkcount.org%2F&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7C3b940c6c49804ebb0a7808de9c179c61%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639119822384095142%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ds3cAQ3waA7trrjynNKdOICs3S3LFs%2BYmRKtGU0QXsg%3D&reserved=0>: [Site Profile > <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhawkcount.org%2Fsiteinfo.php%3Frsite%3D438&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7C3b940c6c49804ebb0a7808de9c179c61%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639119822384104184%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=CWAsuNKh3H85G5cLsFMhfg%2BBQ9YLKbuDXmIs%2FibyNSA%3D&reserved=0>] [Day Summary > <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhawkcount.org%2Fday_summary.php%3Frsite%3D438%26ryear%3D2026%26rmonth%3D04%26rday%3D16&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7C3b940c6c49804ebb0a7808de9c179c61%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639119822384113037%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KptW7J7jNvb13bsEZ5Eo9ARBTV7r6K0Ve9SqDF9aN38%3D&reserved=0>] > [Month Summary > <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhawkcount.org%2Fmonth_summary.php%3Frsite%3D438%26ryear%3D2026%26rmonth%3D04&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7C3b940c6c49804ebb0a7808de9c179c61%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639119822384121372%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=yFSLsOxSLLc3STiKeMosX02bx8B3uiWssGmgGQTCmiQ%3D&reserved=0>] >

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