Hamburg Hawk Watch (10 May 2026) 12 Raptors
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May 10, 2026, 5:14:21 PM (7 days ago) May 10
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Hamburg Hawk Watch
Hamburg, New York, USA
Visitors:
Plenty of cemetery visitors for Mother's Day but none for the hawk watch.
Weather:
A pretty blue sky all day, temps struggling and failing to get into the 50s. Winds were fresh from the west throughout the watch (SW, WSW & WNW), chilly coming off of close by Lake Erie.
Raptor Observations:
Very little migrating, 1 adult bald eagle, 3 broadwings, 1 American kestrel, and 5 TV's that I gave the benefit of the doubt. Local TVs and a few local redtails and that was it. All hours were covered by the main entrance. The ball park gate was locked.
Non-raptor Observations:
Before starting the 1st hour I had an Eastern kingbird over near the pond.
Predictions:
National Weather Service says, "Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Light north wind becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning." I wouldn't expect much with northerly winds.
Report submitted by Jim Landau (land...@gmail.com)
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
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
Hamburg, New York, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: May 10, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Turkey Vulture | 5 | 298 | 15707 |
| Osprey | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 20 | 83 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 9 | 145 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 4 | 96 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 3 | 135 | 5752 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 2 | 24 | 250 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 1 | 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: | 12 | 505 | 22206 |
| Observation start time: | 10:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 14:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 4 hours |
| Official Counter | Jim Landau |
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Visitors:
Plenty of cemetery visitors for Mother's Day but none for the hawk watch.
Weather:
A pretty blue sky all day, temps struggling and failing to get into the 50s. Winds were fresh from the west throughout the watch (SW, WSW & WNW), chilly coming off of close by Lake Erie.
Raptor Observations:
Very little migrating, 1 adult bald eagle, 3 broadwings, 1 American kestrel, and 5 TV's that I gave the benefit of the doubt. Local TVs and a few local redtails and that was it. All hours were covered by the main entrance. The ball park gate was locked.
Non-raptor Observations:
Before starting the 1st hour I had an Eastern kingbird over near the pond.
Predictions:
National Weather Service says, "Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Light north wind becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning." I wouldn't expect much with northerly winds.
Report submitted by Jim Landau (land...@gmail.com)
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
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
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