Date: 4/17/26 4:51 pm From: Thomas Filip <thomasfilip0660...> Subject: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (17 Apr 2026) 52 Raptors
*Tussey Mountain Hawk WatchState College, Pennsylvania, USADaily Raptor
Counts: Apr 17, 2026SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack
Vulture000 Turkey Vulture255199 Osprey13038 Bald Eagle12080 Northern
Harrier0915 Sharp-shinned Hawk04984 Cooper's Hawk11125 American Goshawk000
Red-shouldered Hawk1326 Broad-winged Hawk40236236 Red-tailed Hawk383215
Rough-legged Hawk012 Golden Eagle219221 American Kestrel12237 Merlin013
Peregrine Falcon000 Unknown Accipitrine024 Unknown Buteo012 Unknown
Falcon001 Unknown Eagle014 Unknown Raptor079 Total:525501201Observation
start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time:
8 hoursOfficial CounterThomas FilipObservers: Ken BowmanWeather:**One of
the nicest days we've had in terms of weather in awhile. NW wind in the
morning started at 6-8mph, rose to 8-12mph at 10:00, at which point the
wind shifted NNW and gradually lowered to 4-7mph by the end of the day.
Mostly cloudy in the morning, partly sunny in the afternoon. Low of 16℃,
high of 27℃.*
*A nice day despite northerly winds. The majority of raptors seen today
were in the morning. I suspect today's movement had more to do with
yesterday afternoon's SSW wind, which may have brought raptors close to
Tussey then.*
*Both GOEA were spotted by Ken today, and I didn't get to see either of
them. The first he spotted about half an hour before I arrived. The second
one he spotted at the same time I spotted TUVU. I was confused at first why
he was calling the TUVU a GOEA until we realized we were looking at
different birds, but by then the GOEA had passed. Thank goodness Ken was
here today to pick up my slack.*
*A surprisingly good loon day, considering all of our previous good loon
days have been on S or SSE wind. We had 107 COLO flyovers, a high count for
the season, with the largest flock today being 23. A few flew directly
overhead, low enough that we could hear their wing beats.*
