Date: 4/11/24 1:30 pm
From: Nick Bolgiano <nickbolgiano...>
Subject: Tussey Mt HW, Thursday
An excellent loon flight today, with 170 birds, taking advantage of a SSE
tailwind. Eight groups with 10-30 per group. The loon flight was about
60-90 minutes earlier in the day than we usually see, I think primarily
because of the tailwind.

One Golden Eagle today, see attached picture.

Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch
State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 11, 2024
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 4 112 183
Osprey 3 27 34
Bald Eagle 4 13 47
Northern Harrier 0 10 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 94 144
Cooper's Hawk 0 9 25
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 35
Broad-winged Hawk 7 42 42
Red-tailed Hawk 7 60 174
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 8 157
American Kestrel 2 16 31
Merlin 0 1 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 4
Unknown Buteo 0 0 2
Unknown Falcon 0 1 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 1 2 5

Total: 39 400 902
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Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 13:45:00
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter: Nick Bolgiano

Observers:

Weather:
Wind SSE 8-23 mph, overcast, temp 58-64F. Watch ended when rain began.

Raptor Observations:
GE: 1039 Juv

Non-raptor Observations:
C. Loon-170, a good loon flight, with a favorable tailwind

Predictions:
rain predicted for Friday, uncertain
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Report submitted by Nick Bolgiano (<nickbolgiano...>)

 
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