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Date: 4/18/26 4:32 pm From: Thomas Filip <thomasfilip0660...> Subject: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (18 Apr 2026) 52 Raptors
Tussey Mountain Hawk WatchState College, Pennsylvania, USADaily Raptor Counts: Apr 18, 2026SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack Vulture000 Turkey Vulture156200 Osprey13139 Bald Eagle02080 Northern Harrier11016 Sharp-shinned Hawk15085 Cooper's Hawk01125 American Goshawk000 Red-shouldered Hawk0326 Broad-winged Hawk45281281 Red-tailed Hawk285217 Rough-legged Hawk012 Golden Eagle120222 American Kestrel02136 Merlin013 Peregrine Falcon000 Unknown Accipitrine024 Unknown Buteo012 Unknown Falcon001 Unknown Eagle014 Unknown Raptor079 Total:526011252Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hoursOfficial CounterThomas FilipObservers: Ken BowmanWeather:SE wind at 9-13 mph when I arrived, S at 14-20mph quickly for most of the day. Mostly sunny with cloud cover increasing gradually. Low of 17℃, high of 30℃.Raptor Observations:1 GOEA spotted today. unknown: 13:39 Other migrating raptors include 1 OSPR, 2 RTHA, 45 BWHA, 1 SSHA, 1 NOHA, and 1 TUVU. Relatively low movement given seemingly perfect conditions. There was some decent movement in the morning but it seemed like everything came to a stop after 12:00. I was ready to call it after 2 hours with no raptors, but luckily I stuck around for longer and was rewarded with a GOEA. I was recording weather data at the time when I noticed a group of TUVU acting scared, looked up, and saw a very high GOEA going NE over the ridge. Definitely one of the highest GOEA we've had so far, I am always impressed these vultures can sense them so high up from so far away. Less exciting, we hit 200 TUVU today.Non-raptor Observations:https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fatlaspa%2Fchecklist%2FS323797861&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7Ce381dfd0dece4888d88908de9da1dacd%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639121515649414179%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=H6XBv52XwUFRUazMiZ4QC3b0C%2FBEmBgW4FOnQ%2Feoq4w%3D&reserved=0 <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fatlaspa%2Fchecklist%2FS323797861&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7Ce381dfd0dece4888d88908de9da1dacd%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639121515649560022%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rcXoWxKiCRaboZ4DCiSCVDXZC6GmID7M4X4DyA9udtU%3D&reserved=0> 25 COLO seen in the morning, much less than yesterday even though conditions were much better today. Also 7 DCCO. Decent passerine flight with 43 BLJA, 1 TRES, 2 NRWS, 1 BARS, 1 AMRO, 1 HOFI, 14 PUFI, 79 AGOL, 2 PISI, 1 RWBL, and 15 YRWA.Predictions:Cloudy with NW wind in the morning, mostly cloudy with WNW wind in the afternoon. Not sure what to expect as these are not as good winds as today, but today's winds could have brought raptors closer that will be eager to move tomorrow. ------------------------------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...>%7Ce381dfd0dece4888d88908de9da1dacd%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639121515649572415%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=5J%2Bk94pF%2FTT4NUT1EBMgb%2BdZVnO5A1f%2F1DfB%2BBIKIBM%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...>%7Ce381dfd0dece4888d88908de9da1dacd%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639121515649588255%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=cir11ekeBnTL2yvoM71totvQmt3QUGIUBTEvgMkDRZM%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...>%7Ce381dfd0dece4888d88908de9da1dacd%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639121515649604016%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=VbXmaOnVn5RmpH91vYH%2FrLd9sGAV8uOG3rvqI8EERJU%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%3D18&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7Ce381dfd0dece4888d88908de9da1dacd%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639121515649619179%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=wYn%2B1KpIXkZehGUM%2B5peuRltYKcwis4It4sOt%2BIFQRs%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...>%7Ce381dfd0dece4888d88908de9da1dacd%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639121515649634092%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Gad4iC75Ue46RO0Je8jzMlLfE2rBFr94xoPOSoU%2FG80%3D&reserved=0>]

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