Ripley Hawk Watch (22 Apr 2026) 152 Raptors

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Ripley Hawk Watch
Ripley, New York, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 22, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	11	7280	26056
Osprey	0	33	40
Bald Eagle	0	42	94
Northern Harrier	0	32	52
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	423	485
Cooper's Hawk	0	44	56
American Goshawk	0	0	1
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	13	103
Broad-winged Hawk	128	3643	3643
Red-tailed Hawk	2	120	360
Rough-legged Hawk	0	2	8
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	119	172
Merlin	0	3	9
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	1
Unknown Accipitrine	0	2	2
Unknown Buteo	11	32	47
Unknown Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	15	47
Total:	152	11804	31177

Observation start time:	12:45:00
Observation end time:	14:45:00
Total observation time:	2 hours
Official Counter	Kate Ebersol
Observers:

Visitors:
Charlotte Schmaltz

Weather:
Sunny with westerly winds with mild temperatures.

Raptor Observations:
High flight with hawks streaming past sites #2 and #3 during the brief 2-hour coverage period.

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
Tomorrow: sunny, warm and NE winds. Friday will be mild, partly cloudy and NE winds. Not conditions we associate with big flights but maybe we'll check inland over the ridge to see if thermal move the birds.

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