Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 08, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 3 Turkey Vulture 0 6117 21294 Osprey 0 23 56 Bald Eagle 0 43 214 Northern Harrier 0 73 266 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 319 752 Cooper's Hawk 0 34 264 American Goshawk 0 1 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 34 752 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 360 1475 Rough-legged Hawk 0 5 54 Golden Eagle 0 6 56 American Kestrel 0 41 151 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: 0 7065 25368 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (No count conducted today) Weather: Strong and gusty northwesterly winds with lake effect snow. Temperatures below freezing. Count not conducted. Raptor Observations: Derby Hill 2025 Daily Summary Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8baxseGlb44fA7Uio0ifcrbLjT2-GE7 Non-raptor Observations: Morning lake watch: 2 Redheads, White-winged Scoter, 22 Bonaparte's Gulls, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 2 Caspian Terns, 50 Tree Swallows. https://ebird.org/checklist/S223891882 Afternoon lake watch: 20 Northern Pintails, 8 Bonaparte's Gulls, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Common Loons, Double-crested Cormorant. https://ebird.org/checklist/S223966094 No new species for season. Predictions: TOMORROW: Partly to mostly cloudy. High 37F. Winds WNW at 10-20mph. South lookout. Expect light to moderate migration. THURSDAY: Cloudy with periods of rain later. High 44F. Winds ESE at 10-15mph. A decent wind direction. Potentially good if the rain holds off. Will check again tomorrow. FRIDAY: Cloudy with showers. High 48F. Winds ESE at 10-15mph. Decent winds but will have to check the rain as we get closer. ======================================================================== 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
