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Date: 4/24/26 5:05 pm From: Thomas Filip <thomasfilip0660...> Subject: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (24 Apr 2026) 187 Raptors
Tussey Mountain Hawk WatchState College, Pennsylvania, USADaily Raptor Counts: Apr 24, 2026SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack Vulture000 Turkey Vulture062206 Osprey13846 Bald Eagle02585 Northern Harrier01016 Sharp-shinned Hawk25691 Cooper's Hawk01226 American Goshawk000 Red-shouldered Hawk0326 Broad-winged Hawk184538538 Red-tailed Hawk097229 Rough-legged Hawk012 Golden Eagle022224 American Kestrel02136 Merlin024 Peregrine Falcon000 Unknown Accipitrine024 Unknown Buteo012 Unknown Falcon001 Unknown Eagle014 Unknown Raptor01012 Total:1879011552Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 6 hoursOfficial CounterThomas FilipObservers: Nick BolgianoWeather:NW wind when I arrived, shifted to NNE by 10:00. Wind speed at a low 4-8mph the whole day. It started off cloudy when I arrived but completely cleared up within the next hour. Around 11:00 rain clouds started to come in, but we didn't get a drop as the clouds went around us on both sides of the ridge, giving us an interesting view. The rain finally hit the Hawk Watch just before 15:00 as I got into my car.Raptor Observations:1 OSPR, 184 BWHA, and 2 SSHA. Wind conditions were not good for migrating raptors today, and yet we got our best BWHA day for the season. Perhaps they were held up last week and finally just decided to make a break for it. The largest kettle was only 11 BWHA, but we were getting some every few minutes up until the rain came in and blocked off their flight further south of us. At the end of the day, an OSPR came through low and looked like it was contemplating finding a place to land before continuing north.Non-raptor Observations:https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fatlaspa%2Fchecklist%2FS326651818&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7Cc55d369a275347d7047508dea25e5aa9%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639126723299812557%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=m%2FKDJszzahSfVe7xnUKsgni5LRy3lMmQ47gDBToqgNQ%3D&reserved=0 <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fatlaspa%2Fchecklist%2FS326651818&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7Cc55d369a275347d7047508dea25e5aa9%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639126723299854394%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=oRnvjghgDTgcqSGtZIPmcru1src0PQ9GCWxdDgDUHmU%3D&reserved=0> It seems like last night was also unexpectedly good for nocturnal migrants. There were a lot more warblers along the trail and at the hawk watch. Just at the site, there were 3 OVEN, 2 BAWW, 1 BLBW, 1 CSWA, and 4 BTNW. Also notable was 1 BHVI, 1 RBNU, and 1 WIWR. Flyovers included 2 CHSW, 4 TRES, 3 NRWS, 2 BARS, 26 BLJA, 6 EUST, 4 EABL, 1 PUFI, 46 AGOL, and 2 PISI.Predictions:Tomorrow seems like it will rain all day, so probably no count. Normally tomorrow would be the last day of the season, but we will probably be counting on Monday as it may be a good day.------------------------------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...>%7Cc55d369a275347d7047508dea25e5aa9%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639126723300267907%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=eP6zfF7VpblbZXvIxIfPIRP7e7%2FOj2Q5z8kNoO9oVUU%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...>%7Cc55d369a275347d7047508dea25e5aa9%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639126723300302382%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=tlRnHl2%2BjV7rJkAvdkCA7eEJsB%2FdOs8Fx0m9bP%2FHyDY%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...>%7Cc55d369a275347d7047508dea25e5aa9%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639126723300333173%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=gVrucv8a5ftuhRH%2BKeOy%2Fl%2FrwLVXKTss%2FpQbBJw0zME%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%3D24&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7Cc55d369a275347d7047508dea25e5aa9%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639126723300355187%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=z83pzpwOaXw0%2F77daAnK7t%2F7iqGy9RWTNQWK0RcmgQM%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...>%7Cc55d369a275347d7047508dea25e5aa9%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639126723300376390%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=TBPxjAHm5PI6SKludixUXT%2BhaPwc1G9hhitqaHzhEJk%3D&reserved=0>]------------------------------

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