Hamburg Hawk Watch (12 May 2026) 29 Raptors

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Hamburg Hawk Watch
Hamburg, New York, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 12, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	1
Turkey Vulture	18	323	15732
Osprey	0	3	34
Bald Eagle	1	23	86
Northern Harrier	0	3	13
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	10	146
Cooper's Hawk	2	6	98
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	40
Broad-winged Hawk	4	139	5756
Red-tailed Hawk	4	28	254
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:	29	545	22246

Observation start time:	09:00:00
Observation end time:	12:30:00
Total observation time:	3.5 hours
Official Counter	Steve Pitt
Observers:

Visitors:
None

Weather:
Clear, sunny day with very little wind. The temperature was between 47 - 53 degrees Fahrenheit.

Raptor Observations:
Primarily locals (Red-tailed Hawks, Cooper's Hawks, and a local Bald Eagle with a few solitary Broad-winged Hawks on migration.

Non-raptor Observations:

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Report submitted by Steve Pitt (sp...@sbu.org)
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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