Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch State College, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 31, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Thomas Filip
Observers: Nick Bolgiano
Weather: Variable wind in the morning that shifted back and forth between SSW and WSW frequently, generally at 5-7mph with some stronger gusts. SW wind 12-15mph after noon and then lower S wind after 15:00. Mostly cloudy the whole day with some short, small breaks in the clouds. Warm with a low of 17.6℃ and a high of 23.6℃.
Raptor Observations: No GOEA spotted today. Our GOEA count for March is 193 and the total for the season is 202 so far. This is the third highest March count at Tussey with the highest being 225 in 2015.
Other migrating raptors include 1 OSPR, 4 RTHA, 7 TUVU, and 1 AMKE. Despite decent wind conditions, the day was slow. All of our raptors today were spotted between 12:00-15:00.
A flock of 8 PUFI were seen and 2 more were heard, a high count for the season so far. 2 AGOl and 6 TRES were also seen.
Predictions: Tomorrow looks to be mostly cloudy and rainy. I do not think there will be many raptors, if any, but we may be able to get a few hours in if the rain breaks in the morning. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Thomas Filip () Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch information may be found at: tusseymountainspringhawkwatch.org/
