Ripley Hawk Watch (13 May 2026) 48 Raptors
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May 13, 2026, 3:53:20 PM (5 days ago) May 13
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Ripley Hawk Watch
Ripley, New York, USA
Visitors:
None
Weather:
The temperature, upon arrival, was 64F with SSW winds. With dark clouds over the Lake, rain moved inland along the shoreline @ 11:45. @ 12:15, there was a clearing over the Lake with a brief return of SSW wind, but the temperature dropped to the mid '50's. By 12:45, wind changed to WNW ending the flight. The watch shut down @ 1:15 PM.
Raptor Observations:
There were hopeful signs for a flight upon arrival with temperature of 64F and a SSW wind. Flight temporarily shut down when a brief thunderstorm came through the Lake's edge and moved inland. Upon the rain moving inland, a brief flight resumed between Rt 5 and the shoreline. With dropping temperatures and WNW wind, the flight shut-down. The BW's sighted at the start of the watch were adults, giving some hope for BW's in the pipeline.
Non-raptor Observations:
Non-stop Blue Jays. The usual appearances of local Bald Eagles, TV's and RT's.
Predictions:
Cloudy with showers. Cooler. High around 50F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60%. Wind will change to NNW late morning. There could be a small to moderate flight earlier in the morning with W winds.
Report submitted by Michael Ceci (michael...@gmail.com)
Ripley Hawk Watch information may be found at: www.facebook.com/groups/3193820734258889/
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Ripley, New York, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: May 13, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 36 | 505 | 26862 |
| Osprey | 0 | 2 | 54 |
| Bald Eagle | 2 | 31 | 141 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 1 | 60 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 33 | 598 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 4 | 65 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 103 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 8 | 214 | 4610 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 24 | 405 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 184 |
| Merlin | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 2 | 3 | 54 |
| Total: | 48 | 821 | 33213 |
| Observation start time: | 11:15:00 |
| Observation end time: | 13:15:00 |
| Total observation time: | 2 hours |
| Official Counter | Michael Ceci |
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Visitors:
None
Weather:
The temperature, upon arrival, was 64F with SSW winds. With dark clouds over the Lake, rain moved inland along the shoreline @ 11:45. @ 12:15, there was a clearing over the Lake with a brief return of SSW wind, but the temperature dropped to the mid '50's. By 12:45, wind changed to WNW ending the flight. The watch shut down @ 1:15 PM.
Raptor Observations:
There were hopeful signs for a flight upon arrival with temperature of 64F and a SSW wind. Flight temporarily shut down when a brief thunderstorm came through the Lake's edge and moved inland. Upon the rain moving inland, a brief flight resumed between Rt 5 and the shoreline. With dropping temperatures and WNW wind, the flight shut-down. The BW's sighted at the start of the watch were adults, giving some hope for BW's in the pipeline.
Non-raptor Observations:
Non-stop Blue Jays. The usual appearances of local Bald Eagles, TV's and RT's.
Predictions:
Cloudy with showers. Cooler. High around 50F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60%. Wind will change to NNW late morning. There could be a small to moderate flight earlier in the morning with W winds.
Report submitted by Michael Ceci (michael...@gmail.com)
Ripley Hawk Watch information may be found at: www.facebook.com/groups/3193820734258889/
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
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