Hamburg Hawk Watch (15 May 2026) 3 Raptors
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May 15, 2026, 5:34:30 PM (2 days ago) May 15
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Hamburg Hawk Watch
Hamburg, New York, USA
Visitors:
no visitors
Weather:
Yesterday's cold & drizzle finally departed, leaving a mix of sun & thin clouds. Temps were high 50s with 62 for the last hour. The wind was brisk and steady from the west which put the kibosh on seeing a flight for the final day of dedicated watch coverage.
Raptor Observations:
2 turkey vultures and 1 sharp-shinned hawk was all that moved past. Local TVs and a local red-tail made appearances.
Non-raptor Observations:
Nothing of note.
Predictions:
There will still be raptors migrating after today (especially the juvenile broad-winged hawk movement) when winds are more favorable (southerly) and temps improve enough to generate some thermal updraft. As mentioned in the Weather comments this is the final day of dedicated coverage. Thanks to all of this season's counters! Bye for now! -Jim Landau
Report submitted by Jim Landau (land...@gmail.com)
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
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
Hamburg, New York, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: May 15, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Turkey Vulture | 2 | 348 | 15757 |
| Osprey | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 23 | 86 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 | 12 | 148 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 6 | 98 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 147 | 5764 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 30 | 256 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 4 | 21 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Total: | 3 | 582 | 22283 |
| Observation start time: | 09:30:00 |
| Observation end time: | 13:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 3.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Jim Landau |
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Visitors:
no visitors
Weather:
Yesterday's cold & drizzle finally departed, leaving a mix of sun & thin clouds. Temps were high 50s with 62 for the last hour. The wind was brisk and steady from the west which put the kibosh on seeing a flight for the final day of dedicated watch coverage.
Raptor Observations:
2 turkey vultures and 1 sharp-shinned hawk was all that moved past. Local TVs and a local red-tail made appearances.
Non-raptor Observations:
Nothing of note.
Predictions:
There will still be raptors migrating after today (especially the juvenile broad-winged hawk movement) when winds are more favorable (southerly) and temps improve enough to generate some thermal updraft. As mentioned in the Weather comments this is the final day of dedicated coverage. Thanks to all of this season's counters! Bye for now! -Jim Landau
Report submitted by Jim Landau (land...@gmail.com)
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
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
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