Date: 3/11/25 4:09 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hamburg Hawk Watch (11 Mar 2025) 435 Raptors
Hamburg Hawk Watch
Hamburg, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 11, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 419 807 807
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 2 2
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 1
Cooper's Hawk 1 1 1
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 5 5 5
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 8 22 22
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 0
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipitrine 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 2 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1

Total: 435 846 846
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6.75 hours

Official Counter: Sue Barth

Observers:

Visitors:
Jennifer Caughel


Weather:
Overall clear and sunny but very windy today with temps nearly reaching
60°F. The chilly SSW/SW winds contained gusts that were clocked at 40mph
at times.
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<b>eBird Checklist:</b> <a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S217950314"
title="Today's eBird Checklist">https://ebird.org/checklist/S217950314</a>

Raptor Observations:
Over 400 Turkey Vultures capitalized on the strong winds today - some were
so high in the 2nd and 3rd hours they were just barely visible naked eye.
The first of the season red-shoulders finally showed up here at Hamburg, 5
in all, with the first 1 in the first hour and the last 3 in the last hour.
8 migrating red-tails and 1 coop completed the migrant mix. One of the
local pair of red-tails was carrying nest material and the local coop made
an appearance.

Non-raptor Observations:
Common Mergansers and 9 Mallards joined some Canada Geese on the pond.

Predictions:
Winds are switching to a northerly direction that began this afternoon and
will hold through tomorrow. Temperatures will drop down into the 30's;
unfavorable for migration.
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Report submitted by Sue Barth (<suebarth...>)


More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=364

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 <landaujr...>




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