Hamburg Hawk WatchHamburg, 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.
Report submitted by Andrew Gaerte (
andrew...@gmail.com)
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Site DescriptionThis 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