Date: 4/23/26 3:08 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hamburg Hawk Watch (23 Apr 2026) 228 Raptors
Hamburg Hawk Watch
Hamburg, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 23, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 1 1
Turkey Vulture 32 4070 14766
Osprey 2 19 23
Bald Eagle 1 24 51
Northern Harrier 0 6 9
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 98 115
Cooper's Hawk 0 61 86
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 28
Broad-winged Hawk 187 3828 3828
Red-tailed Hawk 2 74 210
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 12 21
Merlin 0 6 14
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipitrine 0 5 10
Unknown Buteo 0 11 16
Unknown Falcon 0 1 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 3

Total: 228 8221 19185
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours

Official Counter: Sharon Sisti

Observers: Jane Ricotta, Sandy Radigan

Visitors:
Sandy Radigan, Jane Ricotta, Dave Todtenhagen.


Weather:
ENE and NE winds produced far fewer birds than yesterday. Little cloud
cover and temps near 70F.

Raptor Observations:
Winds pushed migrating raptors high and far from the hawk site,
particularly later in the watch as birds were distant and difficult to see
coming through haze. Predominantly Broadwing Hawks with one Bald Eagle
and two Osprey.
Flight direction highly variable!

Non-raptor Observations:

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Report submitted by Sharon Sisti (<sharonsisti...>)


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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