Date: 4/19/26 3:53 pm From: Thomas Filip <thomasfilip0660...> Subject: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (19 Apr 2026) 10 Raptors
*Tussey Mountain Hawk WatchState College, Pennsylvania, USADaily Raptor
Counts: Apr 19, 2026SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack
Vulture000Turkey Vulture056200Osprey03139Bald Eagle12181Northern
Harrier01016Sharp-shinned Hawk05085Cooper's Hawk01125American
Goshawk000Red-shouldered Hawk0326Broad-winged Hawk6287287Red-tailed
Hawk186218Rough-legged Hawk012Golden Eagle222224American
Kestrel02136Merlin013Peregrine Falcon000Unknown Accipitrine024Unknown
Buteo012Unknown Falcon001Unknown Eagle014Unknown
Raptor079Total:106111262Observation start time:08:45:00Observation end
time:14:15:00Total observation time:5.5 hoursOfficial CounterThomas
FilipObservers:Weather:Moderate NW winds in the morning at 9-13mph, after
13:00 the wind quickly picked up and was 18-22mph when I left. Cloudy in
the morning, partly sunny in the afternoon. There was a snow/hail squall
around 11:55 that lasted for about half an hour. Low of 4°C, high of
8°C.Raptor Observations:2 GOEA spotted today.*
*sub-adult: 10:00, 10:40*
*Other migrating raptors include 1 BAEA, 1 RTHA, and 6 BWHA.*
*It seem low thermals discouraged many BWHA from coming through today, but
the 2 GOEA did not seem to mind the conditions. Both were much lower than
the ones in the past few days, offering nice looks. No raptors were seen
after the snow squall cleared, despite the clouds clearing as well. The
wind was getting very strong when I left, perhaps too strong for even the
eagles to fly in.*
