Hamburg Hawk Watch (30 Mar 2026) 2740 Raptors
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Hamburg Hawk Watch
Hamburg, New York, USA
Visitors:
Shelley Seidman, Kimberly Adriaansen, Joe Sullivan and Peter Yoerg assisted for parts of the watch.
Weather:
Mostly to variably cloudy with a brisk SW to WSW breeze and gusts strong enough to almost knock us over! Temps were around 60ºF, but felt much cooler with the wind.
Raptor Observations:
Excellent Turkey Vulture flight. Red-tailed were next up, with a few Cooper's and Sharp-shined. A few Merlin and one American Kestrel. A couple of Bald Eagles and Ospreys.
Non-raptor Observations:
A couple of Killdeer getting busy on a roof of a nearby business. A few flights of Double-created Cormorants. eBird Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S314945441
Predictions:
From NWS: Showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 1pm. High near 67. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Report submitted by Carl Carbone (csqua...@gmail.com)
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
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
Directions to site:
Lakeside Cemetery is located in Hamburg, NY which is about 10 miles southwest of
Buffalo, NY at the Hamburg Exit 57 of the NY State Thruway. Bear right after the
toll booth onto Camp Road (Route 75). Proceed through the traffic light at
Southwestern Blvd.(Route 20). The entrance to Lakeside Cemetery is on the left,
less than 1/4 mile from the light. The watch is normally conducted half way
between the entrance and the woods.
There is currently one alternate location for easterly winds that move the
flight path to the west and closer to the lake shore. That is farther into
Lakeside Cemetery at Section H.
Hamburg, New York, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 30, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 2706 | 10093 | 10099 |
| Osprey | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Bald Eagle | 2 | 25 | 26 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 4 | 12 | 12 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 4 | 24 | 24 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 17 | 134 | 135 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Merlin | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Total: | 2740 | 10347 | 10355 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 14:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 5 hours |
| Official Counter | Carl Carbone |
| Observers: | Stephanie Carbone |
Visitors:
Shelley Seidman, Kimberly Adriaansen, Joe Sullivan and Peter Yoerg assisted for parts of the watch.
Weather:
Mostly to variably cloudy with a brisk SW to WSW breeze and gusts strong enough to almost knock us over! Temps were around 60ºF, but felt much cooler with the wind.
Raptor Observations:
Excellent Turkey Vulture flight. Red-tailed were next up, with a few Cooper's and Sharp-shined. A few Merlin and one American Kestrel. A couple of Bald Eagles and Ospreys.
Non-raptor Observations:
A couple of Killdeer getting busy on a roof of a nearby business. A few flights of Double-created Cormorants. eBird Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S314945441
Predictions:
From NWS: Showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 1pm. High near 67. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Report submitted by Carl Carbone (csqua...@gmail.com)
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
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
Directions to site:
Lakeside Cemetery is located in Hamburg, NY which is about 10 miles southwest of
Buffalo, NY at the Hamburg Exit 57 of the NY State Thruway. Bear right after the
toll booth onto Camp Road (Route 75). Proceed through the traffic light at
Southwestern Blvd.(Route 20). The entrance to Lakeside Cemetery is on the left,
less than 1/4 mile from the light. The watch is normally conducted half way
between the entrance and the woods.
There is currently one alternate location for easterly winds that move the
flight path to the west and closer to the lake shore. That is farther into
Lakeside Cemetery at Section H.
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