Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 11, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 3 Turkey Vulture 4 6550 21727 Osprey 3 40 73 Bald Eagle 0 49 220 Northern Harrier 14 104 297 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 355 788 Cooper's Hawk 1 36 266 American Goshawk 0 1 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 35 753 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 1 Red-tailed Hawk 0 388 1503 Rough-legged Hawk 0 5 54 Golden Eagle 0 7 57 American Kestrel 3 50 160 Merlin 0 10 26 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: 27 7632 25935 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: David Brown Observers: Andy Saunders, Dave Fitch, Shannon Sanda Visitors: 7 Weather: Overcast with periods of drizzle. Light southeasterly winds. Temperatures reaching the mid-40s. Raptor Observations: Unfortunately the rain lingered and there wasn't much of a flight. The raptors that did come through gave nice looks though. Harriers were most numerous with 14. A few Accips and kestrels, three Ospreys. Derby Hill 2025 Daily Summary Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8baxseGlb44fA7Uio0ifcrbLjT2-GE7 Non-raptor Observations: Killdeer, 2 Caspian Terns, Red-throated Loon, 11 Common Loons, 10 Great Blue Herons, 2 Purple Finches, Fox Sparrow, 2 Savannah Sparrows. https://ebird.org/checklist/S224679557 No new species for season. Predictions: TOMORROW: Cloudy with a few showers later. High near 45F. Winds NNW at 5-10mph. South Lookout. Expect light to moderate migration. SUNDAY: Partly cloudy. High 48F. Winds NW at 5-10mph. South lookout. Expect moderate migration. MONDAY: Mostly cloudy. High 63F. Winds SSE at 10-15mph. Potential big day to keep an eye on. ======================================================================== 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
