Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 06, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 12 Turkey Vulture 0 813 36978 Osprey 0 14 243 Bald Eagle 0 127 846 Northern Harrier 0 32 539 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 289 3167 Cooper's Hawk 0 3 303 American Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 499 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2033 42131 Red-tailed Hawk 0 89 2778 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 68 Golden Eagle 0 0 66 American Kestrel 0 7 435 Merlin 0 0 68 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 9 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 0 3407 88145 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (No count conducted today) Weather: Morning rain then overcast with occasional misty rain. Damp and cool. Moderate northerly winds. No count Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: North Lookout: Red-headed Woodpecker, Least Flycatcher, 2 Yellow-throated Vireos, 3 Bobolinks, American Redstart, Rose-breasted Grosbeak. https://ebird.org/checklist/S333585132 South Lookout: Savannah Sparrow, 2 Eastern Meadowlarks https://ebird.org/checklist/S333644216 New species for season: Least Flycatcher Predictions: TOMORROW: Sunny. High 52F. Winds WNW at 10-15mph. South Lookout. Expect light to moderate migration. FRIDAY: Intervals of clouds and sun. High 55F. Winds W at 5-10mph. Probably South Lookout. Expect light to moderate migration. SATURDAY: Rain showers early with some sunshine later. High around 60F. Winds SSE at 5-10mph. Good wind direction but weak and quite gloomy. Could be a great songbird day, but probably a bit slow for raptors. 2026 Bird Festival 8am-2pm. ======================================================================== 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 -- Oneidabirds-L List Info: Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information Posting Address: [email protected] Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at http://www.ebird.org. --
