Hamburg Hawk Watch (03 Apr 2026) 2257 Raptors

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Hamburg Hawk Watch
Hamburg, New York, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 03, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	2225	2233	12929
Osprey	0	0	4
Bald Eagle	2	2	29
Northern Harrier	0	0	3
Sharp-shinned Hawk	7	7	24
Cooper's Hawk	4	4	29
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	24
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	16	16	152
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	1
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	0	9
Merlin	0	0	8
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	0	5
Unknown Buteo	3	3	8
Unknown Falcon	0	0	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	3
Total:	2257	2265	13229

Observation start time:	10:00:00
Observation end time:	15:00:00
Total observation time:	5 hours
Official Counter	Andrew Gaerte
Observers:	Joe Sullivan, Tom Kerr

Visitors:
Joe Sullivan stopped and helped count for about three hours, Josh Ketry hung out for about 30 minutes in the morning, and Tom Kerr stopped from 1:30 - 3:00.

Weather:
Warm and very overcast at the start, clearing and temperature dopped slightly as the day progressed. Quite steady wind out of the SE.

Raptor Observations:
Strong TV flights from 10:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. then slowed significantly. Small counts of other raptors throughout the first three hours.

Non-raptor Observations:
Several good flights on Double-crested Cormorants heading north.

Predictions:
Likes like it will be somewhat overcast which is when the greatest flights of TV happened.

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Report submitted by Andrew Gaerte (andrew...@gmail.com)
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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