Hamburg Hawk Watch (13 May 2026) 34 Raptors

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Hamburg Hawk Watch
Hamburg, New York, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 13, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	1
Turkey Vulture	23	346	15755
Osprey	0	3	34
Bald Eagle	0	23	86
Northern Harrier	0	3	13
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	11	147
Cooper's Hawk	0	6	98
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	40
Broad-winged Hawk	8	147	5764
Red-tailed Hawk	2	30	256
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	1
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	3	30
Merlin	0	0	14
Peregrine Falcon	0	1	2
Unknown Accipitrine	0	1	11
Unknown Buteo	0	4	21
Unknown Falcon	0	0	2
Unknown Eagle	0	0	1
Unknown Raptor	0	1	4
Total:	34	579	22280

Observation start time:	10:00:00
Observation end time:	14:00:00
Total observation time:	4 hours
Official Counter	Jim Landau
Observers:

Visitors:
No visitors.

Weather:
Multiple cloud layers all day, lower clouds moving fast from the southwest and a few spits of rain. The southwest wind was brisk and chilly. Temps held steady throughout the 4 hours of the watch at 60F (15.5C).

Raptor Observations:
A tepid migration flight of 23 Turkey Vultures, 2 Red-tails, 8 Broadwings and 1 Sharp-shin. 1 local Bald Eagle and the odd local Turkey vulture.

Non-raptor Observations:
No other birds of note.

Predictions:
National Weather Service at 5pm says, "A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 52. Northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%." Sorry, Sharon!

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Report submitted by Jim Landau (land...@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