Hamburg Hawk Watch (16 Mar 2026) 259 Raptors

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Hamburg Hawk Watch
Hamburg, New York, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 16, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	256	410	416
Osprey	0	0	0
Bald Eagle	3	5	6
Northern Harrier	0	1	1
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	0	0
Cooper's Hawk	0	1	1
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	2	2
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	7	8
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	0	0
Merlin	0	1	1
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	0	0
Unknown Buteo	0	0	0
Unknown Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	0
Total:	259	428	436

Observation start time:	09:00:00
Observation end time:	13:00:00
Total observation time:	4 hours
Official Counter	Carl Carbone
Observers:	Stephanie Carbone

Visitors:
None

Weather:
The watch started off relatively warm and breezy with heavy cloud cover. Occasional showers passed early, before the main front came in with heavier rain, stronger, gusty winds and a 20-degree drop in temperature.

Raptor Observations:
Very few birds passing by except for one large group of Turkey Vultures ahead of the cold front.

Non-raptor Observations:
Many American Robins and Common Grackles migrating through. eBird Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S309855521

Predictions:
Tuesday March 17th looks cold and windy with some light snow. Not very favorable for migration.

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Report submitted by Carl Carbone (csqua...@gmail.com)
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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