Date: 4/24/26 6:52 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hamburg Hawk Watch (24 Apr 2026) 1687 Raptors
Hamburg Hawk Watch
Hamburg, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 24, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 1 1
Turkey Vulture 153 4223 14919
Osprey 2 21 25
Bald Eagle 1 25 52
Northern Harrier 0 6 9
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 100 117
Cooper's Hawk 1 62 87
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 28
Broad-winged Hawk 1518 5346 5346
Red-tailed Hawk 10 84 220
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: 1687 9908 20872
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours

Official Counter: Fred Harrington

Observers: Mike Zebehazy

Visitors:
Mike Zebehazy


Weather:
Light to moderate ENE breeze. Starting out full clouds and ending with
partly sunny. Temps ~13 degrees C.

Raptor Observations:
The first two hours and the fourth hour had a small trickle of raptors,
sandwiched around the third hour which had an explosion of birds.

Local birds consisted of a couple of Turkey Vultures and Red-tailed Hawks.

Non-raptor Observations:
Common Loon and Common Raven, and the usual.

Predictions:
A bit cooler ~10 C with gusty E winds. High chance of rain and drizzle
throughout the day.
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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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