Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 06, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 3 Turkey Vulture 304 5652 20829 Osprey 1 18 51 Bald Eagle 5 31 202 Northern Harrier 3 53 246 Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 286 719 Cooper's Hawk 1 30 260 American Goshawk 0 1 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 28 746 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 33 268 1383 Rough-legged Hawk 1 4 53 Golden Eagle 0 4 54 American Kestrel 2 37 147 Merlin 0 8 24 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 5 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: 359 6421 24724 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: David Brown Observers: Dave Wheeler Visitors: 4 Weather: Overcast in the morning becoming partly sunny. Moderate WNW winds. Chilly. Count conducted from the South Lookout. Raptor Observations: The flight was high and spread out and was off and on throughout the day. A small push directly overhead towards the start of the count included an adult male Rough-legged Hawk. A few hundred Turkey Vultures. A moderate number of red-tails and two red-shoulders. Small numbers of other expected migrants. Derby Hill 2025 Daily Summary Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8baxseGlb44fA7Uio0ifcrbLjT2-GE7 Non-raptor Observations: 7 Wild Turkeys, Sandhill Crane, 3 Killdeer, 23 Common Loons, NORTHERN SHRIKE, 4 Common Ravens, 20 Horned Larks, 6 Lapland Longspurs, Eastern Meadowlark. https://ebird.org/checklist/S223560475 New species for season: Northern Shrike, Wild Turkey Predictions: TOMORROW: Partly to mostly cloudy. Slight chance of a rain shower. High 46F. Winds WSW at 5-10mph. A favorable wind direction, but very weak so it may switch to a lake breeze. Lookout will depend on the wind, but will probably start at North and move to South if the lake breeze kicks in. Expect light to moderate migration. TUESDAY: Windy with occasional snow showers. High 31F. Winds WNW at 20-30mph. Chance of snow 60%. About one inch of snow expected. Expect minimal migration. Count may be shortened. WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy. High 37F. Winds WNW at 10-20mph. 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
