Ripley Hawk Watch (31 Mar 2026) 2378 Raptors

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Ripley Hawk Watch
Ripley, New York, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 31, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	2290	18776	18776
Osprey	2	7	7
Bald Eagle	6	52	52
Northern Harrier	3	20	20
Sharp-shinned Hawk	17	62	62
Cooper's Hawk	1	12	12
American Goshawk	0	1	1
Red-shouldered Hawk	2	90	90
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	32	240	240
Rough-legged Hawk	0	6	6
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	20	53	53
Merlin	1	6	6
Peregrine Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Accipitrine	0	0	0
Unknown Buteo	0	15	15
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	4	32	32
Total:	2378	19373	19373

Observation start time:	09:30:00
Observation end time:	15:30:00
Total observation time:	6 hours
Official Counter	Andy Dickson
Observers:

Visitors:
Sherry Mattison came during the 9 hour and helped through noon. She's a fast learn and was clicking TVs on her first day on the job.

Weather:
On arrival... 100% cloud cover, 54F, light rain and light SSW down escarpment turning SW at the lake shore. Temperatures rose throughout the day until 3pm when they dropped sharply due to a wind shift to N. By 4pms winds had returned to S and temperature noticeably rose again. Skies were mostly cloudy all day.

Raptor Observations:
Excellent AK, SS and RT numbers, finally. The TV parade continued today bringing our March count over 20,000, a great start to the season. Hopefully, the numbers continue to improve throughout the season.

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
NE wind with increasing rain probability throughout the day, rising pressure and dropping temps. Not ideal conditions for a flight but who's to judge?

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