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Date: 4/23/24 4:44 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (23 Apr 2024) 29 Raptors
Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch State College, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 23, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1 122 193 Osprey 2 43 50 Bald Eagle 5 29 63 Northern Harrier 1 18 19 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 144 194 Cooper's Hawk 1 12 28 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 35 Broad-winged Hawk 13 1294 1294 Red-tailed Hawk 3 93 207 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 15 164 American Kestrel 1 22 37 Merlin 0 3 4 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 5 Unknown Buteo 0 0 2 Unknown Falcon 0 1 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 2 5 Total: 29 1804 2306 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Andrew Bechdel Observers: Dave Kelley, Doug Wentzel , Laurie McLaughlin, Nick Bolgiano, PSU SEED Students Visitors: PSU Seed Semester Students, Doug Wentzel, Laurie McLaughlin, Dave Kelley Weather: Partly cloudy with moderate SSW wind all day. In the late afternoon, wind slightly more SW. Wind speed: 5-21mph. Temperature: 11-20 Celsius. Raptor Observations: Golden Eagles: 1 Unk-15:34 Flight was mostly slow, but picked up steam in the late afternoon with a few high Broad-wings, a distant Golden Eagle, and a few other raptors. Non-migratory raptors: 1 Black Vulture, 7 Turkey Vulture, 1 Osprey, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1 Bald Eagle, 2 Red-tailed Hawk, 1 American Kestrel Non-raptor Observations: Notable Birds: FOY (and possible first for site) Wood Duck eBird Checklist: https://ebird.org/atlaspa/checklist/S170008687 Predictions: Uncertain; Tomorrow and Thursday do not look promising. Friday's SE winds could bring one final push to end our season. ======================================================================== 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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