Ripley Hawk Watch (07 Apr 2026) 8 Raptors
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Ripley Hawk Watch
Ripley, New York, USA
Visitors:
None
Weather:
Temperatures held at 26-27 F throughout the two hour count. NNW Winds gusted up to 4.5. Cloud cover dropped from 95 to 85%. Light snow flurries at the higher elevations.
Raptor Observations:
No raptors were observed during the count. There were 8 total TV's. The last 3 TV's were viewed from Site 3 (Creamery Road) at 11:10 AM. The count began at Site 1A. With wind consistenly NNW, moves were made further inland, initially to 1B (Forsyth Road), Site 2 (Parker Road), and Site 3. Site 4 (Douglas) Road was utilized during the last 15 minutes of today's watch. Without any movement for over 1 hour, the Watch was shut down @ 12:15 PM
Non-raptor Observations:
Miminal movement of non-raptors. Local TV's and Bald Eagles were noted at each Watch site.
Predictions:
For Wednesday 04/07/2026: Forecasted high temperature will be mid 50's. Winds SSE @ 20-30 MPH, occasionally gusting over 40. Partial sunshine by noon. 0% chance of precipitation. With rising temperatures, a moderate flight could occur.
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: Apr 07, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 8 | 3622 | 22398 |
| Osprey | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 3 | 55 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 40 | 102 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 6 | 18 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 5 | 95 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 32 | 272 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 21 | 74 |
| Merlin | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 4 | 36 |
| Total: | 8 | 3749 | 23122 |
| Observation start time: | 10:15:00 |
| Observation end time: | 12:15:00 |
| Total observation time: | 2 hours |
| Official Counter | Michael Ceci |
| Observers: |
Visitors:
None
Weather:
Temperatures held at 26-27 F throughout the two hour count. NNW Winds gusted up to 4.5. Cloud cover dropped from 95 to 85%. Light snow flurries at the higher elevations.
Raptor Observations:
No raptors were observed during the count. There were 8 total TV's. The last 3 TV's were viewed from Site 3 (Creamery Road) at 11:10 AM. The count began at Site 1A. With wind consistenly NNW, moves were made further inland, initially to 1B (Forsyth Road), Site 2 (Parker Road), and Site 3. Site 4 (Douglas) Road was utilized during the last 15 minutes of today's watch. Without any movement for over 1 hour, the Watch was shut down @ 12:15 PM
Non-raptor Observations:
Miminal movement of non-raptors. Local TV's and Bald Eagles were noted at each Watch site.
Predictions:
For Wednesday 04/07/2026: Forecasted high temperature will be mid 50's. Winds SSE @ 20-30 MPH, occasionally gusting over 40. Partial sunshine by noon. 0% chance of precipitation. With rising temperatures, a moderate flight could occur.
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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