Ripley Hawk Watch (27 Apr 2026) 608 Raptors
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Ripley Hawk Watch
Ripley, New York, USA
Weather:
Clear skies most of the day and SSE winds off the escarpment. Wind shift at 1:42 to NE at lake shore precipitated move to #1b , then 2, then 3. High clouds made for difficult viewing conditions most of the day.
Raptor Observations:
High flight line over NY5 early, then moving toward I90. Chase inland for flight line around 1:40pm did not find birds. Mike checked last hour of watch and found few TVs.
Non-raptor Observations:
Dozens of bluejays early.
Predictions:
Early rain. S winds mid-day should bring a fligt.
Report submitted by Andrew J. Dickson (adic...@stny.rr.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: Apr 27, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 153 | 7493 | 26269 |
| Osprey | 1 | 35 | 42 |
| Bald Eagle | 8 | 55 | 107 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 32 | 52 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 29 | 458 | 520 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 2 | 47 | 59 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 13 | 103 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 396 | 4046 | 4046 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 13 | 136 | 376 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 2 | 121 | 174 |
| Merlin | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Buteo | 2 | 35 | 50 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 1 | 18 | 50 |
| Total: | 608 | 12498 | 31871 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 15:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Andy Dickson |
| Observers: | Mike Ceci, Sherry Mattison |
Weather:
Clear skies most of the day and SSE winds off the escarpment. Wind shift at 1:42 to NE at lake shore precipitated move to #1b , then 2, then 3. High clouds made for difficult viewing conditions most of the day.
Raptor Observations:
High flight line over NY5 early, then moving toward I90. Chase inland for flight line around 1:40pm did not find birds. Mike checked last hour of watch and found few TVs.
Non-raptor Observations:
Dozens of bluejays early.
Predictions:
Early rain. S winds mid-day should bring a fligt.
Report submitted by Andrew J. Dickson (adic...@stny.rr.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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