Hamburg Hawk Watch (14 May 2024) 15 Raptors

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Hamburg Hawk Watch
Hamburg, New York, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 14, 2024
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	15	452	18356
Osprey	0	5	45
Bald Eagle	0	24	62
Northern Harrier	0	4	23
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	42	282
Cooper's Hawk	0	5	90
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	66
Broad-winged Hawk	0	394	3912
Red-tailed Hawk	0	18	386
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	4
Golden Eagle	0	0	1
American Kestrel	0	0	24
Merlin	0	1	6
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	3
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	17
Unknown Buteo	0	3	70
Unknown Falcon	0	1	2
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	2	16
Swainson's Hawk	0	1	1
Total:	15	952	23366

Observation start time:	07:15:00
Observation end time:	13:00:00
Total observation time:	5.75 hours
Official Counter	Holly Sweeney
Observers:

Visitors:
another birder present for about 2 hours but chose not to converse

Weather:
partly cloudy -temp from 16C to 24C- wind from SW 7-20km/h

Raptor Observations:
only sightings were a few TUVU between 12 and 2 EDST 1 local RTHA and some local TUVU

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
From NOAA-chance of showers in AM- possible thunderstorm after 1PM EDST

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Report submitted by Holly Sweeney (holly.sw...@gmail.com)
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Site Description
This spring only "all volunteer" watch is conducted at Lakeside Cemetery in
Hamburg, NY. It is located on flat lake plain located along the shoreline of the
east end of Lake Erie, about 10 miles south of Buffalo, NY.
For additional information contact Jim Landau at land...@gmail.com