Ripley Hawk Watch (16 May 2026) 385 Raptors
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May 16, 2026, 4:15:56 PM (2 days ago) May 16
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Ripley Hawk Watch
Ripley, New York, USA
Visitors:
None
Weather:
We were welcomed with SSW winds that continued until 1:00 PM, when the wind shifted west with incoming rain. At 1:30, rain began. Temperatures remained in the mid 70's for the majority of today's count.
Raptor Observations:
Decent numbers of birds and a variety of species during today's count. Approximately 1/2 of the 191 BW's were immature. During the 12:00 - 1:00 hour, there were kettles consisting of 15-25 BW's. Within today's mix, there were 24 Bald Eagles, 9 Ospreys, 2 Northern Harriers, 1 AK, 4 RT's, and 7 acceptors. The 147 TV's were steady throughout the count. By 12:30, weather radar showed incoming rain from Erie. As anticipated, the rain began @ 1:30. The last birds were sighted between 1:00 - 1:30. Today's count concluded @ 1:30 PM.
Non-raptor Observations:
Local Bald Eagles, Red Tails and TV's.
Predictions:
The weather forecast for Sunday, 05/17/2026: Areas of patchy fog and cloudy skies early in the morning. Clouds will increase later in the day. High temperatures will be in the low 70's. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Unlikely that we'll duplicate today's successful count.
Report submitted by Michael Ceci (michael...@gmail.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: May 16, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 147 | 687 | 27044 |
| Osprey | 9 | 11 | 63 |
| Bald Eagle | 24 | 55 | 165 |
| Northern Harrier | 2 | 3 | 62 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 6 | 40 | 605 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 1 | 5 | 66 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 103 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 191 | 407 | 4803 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 4 | 28 | 409 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 1 | 1 | 185 |
| Merlin | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 3 | 54 |
| Total: | 385 | 1244 | 33636 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 13:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 4.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Andy Dickson, Michael Ceci |
| Observers: | Andy Dickson, Mike Ceci |
Visitors:
None
Weather:
We were welcomed with SSW winds that continued until 1:00 PM, when the wind shifted west with incoming rain. At 1:30, rain began. Temperatures remained in the mid 70's for the majority of today's count.
Raptor Observations:
Decent numbers of birds and a variety of species during today's count. Approximately 1/2 of the 191 BW's were immature. During the 12:00 - 1:00 hour, there were kettles consisting of 15-25 BW's. Within today's mix, there were 24 Bald Eagles, 9 Ospreys, 2 Northern Harriers, 1 AK, 4 RT's, and 7 acceptors. The 147 TV's were steady throughout the count. By 12:30, weather radar showed incoming rain from Erie. As anticipated, the rain began @ 1:30. The last birds were sighted between 1:00 - 1:30. Today's count concluded @ 1:30 PM.
Non-raptor Observations:
Local Bald Eagles, Red Tails and TV's.
Predictions:
The weather forecast for Sunday, 05/17/2026: Areas of patchy fog and cloudy skies early in the morning. Clouds will increase later in the day. High temperatures will be in the low 70's. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Unlikely that we'll duplicate today's successful count.
Report submitted by Michael Ceci (michael...@gmail.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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