Ripley Hawk Watch (24 Apr 2026) 64 Raptors

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Ripley Hawk Watch
Ripley, New York, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 24, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	44	7340	26116
Osprey	1	34	41
Bald Eagle	4	47	99
Northern Harrier	0	32	52
Sharp-shinned Hawk	4	429	491
Cooper's Hawk	1	45	57
American Goshawk	0	0	1
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	13	103
Broad-winged Hawk	5	3650	3650
Red-tailed Hawk	2	123	363
Rough-legged Hawk	0	2	8
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	119	172
Merlin	0	3	9
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	1
Unknown Accipitrine	0	2	2
Unknown Buteo	1	33	48
Unknown Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	2	17	49
Total:	64	11890	31263

Observation start time:	10:30:00
Observation end time:	15:00:00
Total observation time:	4.5 hours
Official Counter	Andy Dickson
Observers:

Weather:
Cloudless skies. Cool northerly breeze.

Raptor Observations:
Relatively few birds moved in our neighborhood. Those that came through glided on the winds rising up the ridge at site #4 on Creamery Rd. Hopes of a meaningful flight faded as the day wore on.

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
Early rain, then cloudy with cool northerly winds. Not ideal conditions for a flight.

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