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Date: 3/14/23 5:36 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (14 Mar 2023) 8 Raptors
Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch State College, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 14, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 13 20 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 22 24 Northern Harrier 0 2 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 4 6 Cooper's Hawk 0 3 4 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 19 24 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 48 53 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 7 70 79 American Kestrel 1 4 4 Merlin 0 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 3 3 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 2 2 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 8 195 226 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Andrew Bechdel Observers: Nick Bolgiano Visitors: N/A Weather: Cold and very windy all day with intermittent periods of light snow. Raptor Observations: Golden Eagles: Unknown - 9:30, Unknown - 12:57, Unknown - 1:02, Ad - 1:15, Ad - 1:19, Unknown - 1:26, Unknown - 1:35 *Of the 7 Observations, 6 occurred during a 1-hour period with reduced wind speed. Non-migratory/residents: Turkey Vulture - 4, Bald Eagle - 1, Red-tailed Hawk - 4 Non-raptor Observations: Killdeer - 23, American Crow - 4, Common Raven - 4 Predictions: Uncertain; NW winds are favorable ======================================================================== 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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