Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 25, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 2 2 Turkey Vulture 850 8672 8672 Osprey 0 8 8 Bald Eagle 3 154 154 Northern Harrier 3 134 134 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 331 331 Cooper's Hawk 1 208 208 American Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 705 705 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 6 1006 1006 Rough-legged Hawk 0 47 47 Golden Eagle 0 48 48 American Kestrel 0 50 50 Merlin 0 11 11 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 4 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 871 11381 11381 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: David Brown Observers: Dave Fitch, Dave Wheeler Visitors: 3 Weather: Overcast with moderate to strong WSW winds. Some late-morning sun. The winds shifted WNW in the early afternoon so I moved to the south lookout at 1pm EST. Lake effect snow showers throughout the afternoon. Raptor Observations: An excellent flight of Turkey Vultures, primarily in the first few hours, with 850 total for the day. Small numbers of other expected migrants. After the move to the south lookout the only migrants were two Turkey Vultures. Non-raptor Observations: North Lookout: 6 Great Blue Herons. https://ebird.org/checklist/S220761283 South Lookout: Wilson's Snipe, Killdeer, 6 Common Loons https://ebird.org/checklist/S220761265 New species for season: Wilson's Snipe, Common Loon Predictions: TOMORROW: Mainly cloudy with snow showers in the morning. Temps steady in the mid 30s. Winds W at 15-25mph. Maybe some Turkey Vultures will push through but otherwise expect light migration. THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. High 46F. Winds W at 10-15mph. Expect moderate migration. FRIDAY: Partly cloudy then cloudy. High 46F. Winds NNW at 5-10mph. Expect south lookout. Expect light to moderate migration. ======================================================================== Report submitted by David Brown ([email protected] ) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: http://onondagaaudubon.com/derby-hill-bird-observatory/ More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=358 -- New postings to the entire list: [email protected] Subscription configuration instructions: https://it.cornell.edu/lyris/basic-e-list-member-tasks Listowner contact: [email protected] Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html
