Ripley Hawk Watch (06 Apr 2026) 57 Raptors

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Ripley Hawk Watch
Ripley, New York, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 06, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	57	3614	22390
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:	57	3741	23114

Observation start time:	09:00:00
Observation end time:	13:00:00
Total observation time:	4 hours
Official Counter	Andy Dickson
Observers:	Mike Ceci

Weather:
High 30s temp, west wind, occasional flurries or mist, and light 100% cloud coverage

Raptor Observations:
Very little movement during entire watch. Nary a raptor to be seen save for local AKs and RTs.

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
NW wind, cold temps,rising pressure and late day clearing. Not ideal for a flight.

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Report submitted by Andrew J. Dickson (adic...@stny.rr.com)
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