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Date: 2/26/23 3:56 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (26 Feb 2023) 7 Raptors
Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch State College, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Feb 26, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 4 5 5 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 1 1 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 1 Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 2 4 4 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 4 4 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 7 17 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 6.67 hours Official Counter: Nick Bolgiano Observers: Andrew Bechdel, Dan Ombalski, Joe Gyekis, Ken Bowman Visitors: Joe Gyekis, Susan Smith, Ken Bowman, Dan Ombalski Weather: The morning started off mild with a light W wind. As the day progressed, the wind became stronger from the W/WNW with gusts up to 20-25mph. The cloud cover dissipated, allowing full sun and a pleasantly warm afternoon. Raptor Observations: No Golden Eagles were observed. The W winds and early date did not make conditions conducive for their migration. Resident raptors included adult and immature Bald Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks, and Turkey Vultures. Non-raptor Observations: Canada Geese - 1, Eastern Bluebird - 2, Black-capped Chickadee - 1, Ring-billed Gull - 9, American Crow - 10 (est.), Common Raven - 16, Woodpecker Sp. - 1 Predictions: Uncertain; winter weather may push raptors ahead of the front. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Andrew Bechdel () Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch information may be found at: tusseymountainspringhawkwatch.org/ More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=438

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