Hamburg Hawk Watch (25 Apr 2026) Raptors

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Hamburg Hawk Watch
Hamburg, New York, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	1	1
Turkey Vulture	0	4223	14919
Osprey	0	21	25
Bald Eagle	0	25	52
Northern Harrier	0	6	9
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	100	117
Cooper's Hawk	0	62	87
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	4	28
Broad-winged Hawk	0	5346	5346
Red-tailed Hawk	0	84	220
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	1
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	12	21
Merlin	0	6	14
Peregrine Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Accipitrine	0	5	10
Unknown Buteo	0	11	16
Unknown Falcon	0	1	2
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	3
Total:	0	9908	20872

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	13:00:00
Total observation time:	5 hours
Official Counter	David Gordon
Observers:

Visitors:
No visitors

Weather:
Rain was steady throughout the watch period but did feature a few periods when the sky lightened and appeared to offer hope of clearing . This did not happen.

Raptor Observations:
A resident American Kestral was the only raptor seen.

Non-raptor Observations:
European Starlings and American Robins were present in good numbers.

Predictions:
Predicted NE winds may balance out the expected clear skies and warmer temperatures some flight may happen.

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Report submitted by David Gordon (dgordo...@yahoo.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