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Date: 3/15/23 4:37 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (15 Mar 2023) 4 Raptors
Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch State College, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 15, 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 1 23 25 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 2 50 55 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 71 80 American Kestrel 0 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: 4 199 230 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Andrew Bechdel Observers: Bill Chambers, Ken Bowman, Nick Bolgiano, Peggy Wagoner Visitors: Bill Chambers, Peggy Wagoner, Kathy and Dave Bechdel, Ken Bowman Weather: Full sun all day with moderate to strong winds throughout. Raptor Observations: Golden Eagles: Ad - 14:11 Non-migratory/residents: Black Vulture - 1, Turkey Vulture - 9, Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1, Bald Eagle - 6, Red-tailed Hawk - 4 Non-raptor Observations: Snow Goose - 12, Canada Goose, Common Raven - 4, passerine sp. - 5 Predictions: Uncertain ======================================================================== 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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