Date: 3/20/26 12:25 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hamburg Hawk Watch (20 Mar 2026) Raptors
Hamburg Hawk Watch
Hamburg, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 20, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 483 489
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 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 3 3
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: 0 502 510
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 11:00:00
Total observation time: 2 hours

Official Counter: Fred Harrington

Observers:

Visitors:
none


Weather:
Rain moved in just before the count period started. Very light, southeast
winds with 8 degree C temps. Result being no hawks during the count period.

Raptor Observations:
none

Non-raptor Observations:
Highlight of the day was a low flying Great Blue Heron. 3 killdeer on the
lawn with lots of American Robins, European Starlings and Red-winged
Blackbirds. Also flyovers of gulls and American Crows.On the pond were 2
Canada Goose, 3 Lesser Scaup, 3 Common Mergansers, and 1 Bufflehead.

Predictions:
No rain forecasted, but mostly cloudy with winds switching to the NNW.
Temps about 8 degrees C.
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Report submitted by Frederick Harrington (<harrinfe...>)


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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