Hamburg Hawk Watch (31 Mar 2026) 609 Raptors
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Mar 31, 2026, 4:53:01 PM (7 days ago) Mar 31
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Hamburg Hawk Watch
Hamburg, New York, USA
Visitors:
None
Weather:
Lots of rain in the first hour which cleared by 10:30 DST. Temperatures warmed from 51F to 67 in the afternoon. Winds were strong with a SW component all day, peak gusts were reported from the airport @ 35mph. Light rain returned around 2 DST and intensified with thunder and lightning by 2:30. Radar showed an extensive amount to come so I ended the watch at that point.
Raptor Observations:
Today was better than I was expecting given the unsettled weather. An Osprey appeared in the pouring rain during the first hour, convincing me to stick around. Finally, midway through the 2nd hour, the rain stopped and TV's began to materialize from the gray clouds. The day's total came to just under 600, followed by 5 sharpies, then 1 each of Bald Eagle, Osprey, coop, red-tail, red-shoulder, Merlin, and kestrel. It was nice to have a little diversity.
Non-raptor Observations:
1 Common Loon, several ducks off and on at the pond, and just about 200 migrating robins that started moving en masse right after the morning rain ended.
Today's eBird Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S315251723
Predictions:
Tomorrow: only a 20% chance of rain, cloudy with high of about 48F, but mild Northerly winds. Better than they were saying a few days ago... Thursday: looks rainy (70% chance) but more favorable winds from the SSE at 6mph; temps around 70F.
Report submitted by Sue Barth (sueb...@verizon.net)
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: Mar 31, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 597 | 10690 | 10696 |
| Osprey | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 26 | 27 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 5 | 17 | 17 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 | 135 | 136 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Merlin | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Total: | 609 | 10956 | 10964 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 14:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 5.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Sue Barth |
| Observers: |
Visitors:
None
Weather:
Lots of rain in the first hour which cleared by 10:30 DST. Temperatures warmed from 51F to 67 in the afternoon. Winds were strong with a SW component all day, peak gusts were reported from the airport @ 35mph. Light rain returned around 2 DST and intensified with thunder and lightning by 2:30. Radar showed an extensive amount to come so I ended the watch at that point.
Raptor Observations:
Today was better than I was expecting given the unsettled weather. An Osprey appeared in the pouring rain during the first hour, convincing me to stick around. Finally, midway through the 2nd hour, the rain stopped and TV's began to materialize from the gray clouds. The day's total came to just under 600, followed by 5 sharpies, then 1 each of Bald Eagle, Osprey, coop, red-tail, red-shoulder, Merlin, and kestrel. It was nice to have a little diversity.
Non-raptor Observations:
1 Common Loon, several ducks off and on at the pond, and just about 200 migrating robins that started moving en masse right after the morning rain ended.
Today's eBird Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S315251723
Predictions:
Tomorrow: only a 20% chance of rain, cloudy with high of about 48F, but mild Northerly winds. Better than they were saying a few days ago... Thursday: looks rainy (70% chance) but more favorable winds from the SSE at 6mph; temps around 70F.
Report submitted by Sue Barth (sueb...@verizon.net)
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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