Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 07, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 12 Turkey Vulture 47 860 37025 Osprey 0 14 243 Bald Eagle 5 132 851 Northern Harrier 0 32 539 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 290 3168 Cooper's Hawk 0 3 303 American Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 499 Broad-winged Hawk 4 2037 42135 Red-tailed Hawk 5 94 2783 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: 62 3469 88207 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: David Brown Observers: Visitors: 1 Weather: Overcast to start then quickly clearing to blue skies with clouds only at the horizon. Moderate northwest winds. Count conducted from the South Lookout. Raptor Observations: A slow day. Raptors were slow to get up with the overcast skies to start. Even after the sky cleared a steady flight never materialized. A trickle of Turkey Vultures for 47 total. Five each of Red-tailed Hawk and Bald Eagle. Four Broad-winged Hawks and one sharpie. Derby Hill 2026 Daily Summary Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8baxseGlb6YYCLHXEKtIckpJtq1srVm Non-raptor Observations: North Lookout (morning birding): Red-headed Woodpecker, Yellow-throated Vireo, Lincoln's Sparrow, 2 Blue-winged Warblers, 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. https://ebird.org/checklist/S333935365 South Lookout: 4 Wild Turkeys, Rose-breasted Grosbeak https://ebird.org/checklist/S334178114 No new species for season. Predictions: TOMORROW: Partly cloudy. High 53F. Winds W at 5-10mph. South Lookout. Expect light to moderate migration. SATURDAY: Cloudy. High around 60F. Winds SSE at 10-15mph. Good winds so there should be at least a moderate flight. Derby Hill day festival 8am-2pm. SUNDAY: Partly cloudy. High near 55F. Winds W at 10-15mph. Probably 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 Count data submitted via Trektellen.org - Project info at: https://trektellen.org/count/view/3860/20260507 -- 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. --
