Hamburg Hawk Watch (17 Mar 2026) Raptors

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Hamburg Hawk Watch
Hamburg, New York, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 17, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	410	416
Osprey	0	0	0
Bald Eagle	0	5	6
Northern Harrier	0	1	1
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	0	0
Cooper's Hawk	0	1	1
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	2	2
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	7	8
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	0	0
Merlin	0	1	1
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	0	0
Unknown Buteo	0	0	0
Unknown Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	0
Total:	0	428	436

Observation start time:	10:00:00
Observation end time:	12:00:00
Total observation time:	2 hours
Official Counter	Steve Pitt
Observers:

Visitors:
None

Weather:
Between 10am and 11am, snow squalls limited visibility. The wind was about 13mph to the West. The temperature was 17 degrees Fahrenheit but felt like 2 degrees. After 11am, it cleared up a bit, but no sign of any migration

Raptor Observations:
No Raptors

Non-raptor Observations:
Gulls, Robins, and Killdeer

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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