Date: 4/16/26 5:20 pm From: Thomas Filip <thomasfilip0660...> Subject: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (16 Apr 2026) 27 Raptors
*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.*
*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.*
