Ripley Hawk Watch (05 Apr 2026) 51 Raptors

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Ripley Hawk Watch
Ripley, New York, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 05, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	43	3557	22333
Osprey	0	7	14
Bald Eagle	0	3	55
Northern Harrier	0	2	22
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	40	102
Cooper's Hawk	1	6	18
American Goshawk	0	0	1
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	5	95
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	4	32	272
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	6
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	1	21	74
Merlin	0	1	7
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	1
Unknown Accipitrine	0	1	1
Unknown Buteo	1	5	20
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	4	36
Total:	51	3684	23057

Observation start time:	10:00:00
Observation end time:	12:15:00
Total observation time:	2.25 hours
Official Counter	Kate Ebersol
Observers:	Andy Dickson

Weather:
Cold, grey, windy day. Intermittent drizzle.

Raptor Observations:
Just a few hardy birds moved today.

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
Cold, rain-snow mix in the morning. SW wind early moving to NW in the afternoon. Poor flight and counting weather.

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Report submitted by Andrew J. Dickson (adic...@stny.rr.com)
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