Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 23, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 5 11 Turkey Vulture 171 22134 35132 Osprey 8 140 153 Bald Eagle 7 301 508 Northern Harrier 5 352 446 Sharp-shinned Hawk 49 2025 2203 Cooper's Hawk 2 89 281 American Goshawk 0 1 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 85 497 Broad-winged Hawk 5149 24505 24505 Red-tailed Hawk 8 1670 2549 Rough-legged Hawk 0 15 68 Golden Eagle 0 31 61 American Kestrel 1 319 384 Merlin 1 35 65 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 8 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 1 1 Total: 5401 51712 66874 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: David Brown Observers: Bob Gramling, Dave Wheeler, Kim Steininger Visitors: 25, including a home school group led by Kennedy Sullivan Weather: Mostly sunny becoming mostly cloudy. A light to moderate northwesterly wind. Count conducted from the South Lookout. Raptor Observations: A huge Broad-winged Hawk flight that was mostly inland south of 104b. Some smaller groups overhead. The Broad-winged Hawk total was the highest so far this season with more than 5,100. Turkey Vultures had a moderate flight with 171. Sharp-shinned Hawks were steady with 49. Smaller numbers of other species. Derby Hill 2026 Daily Summary Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8baxseGlb6YYCLHXEKtIckpJtq1srVm Non-raptor Observations: North Lookout (morning birding): Vesper Sparrow https://ebird.org/checklist/S325904712 South Lookout: 3 Green-winged Teal, Wild Turkey, 6 Common Loons. https://ebird.org/checklist/S326186583 New species for season: Great Horned Owl (hooting overnight) Predictions: TOMORROW: Morning clouds then sunny. High 54F. Winds NNW at 10-15mph. Overall similar to today, though the winds may be a little stronger. Another South Lookout day. The bulk of the flight may be further inland again, with smaller numbers overhead. SATURDAY: Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers. High 52F. Winds ESE at 10-15mph. A decent wind, but the gloominess and rain showers may hold back the raptor flight. Keep an eye on. SUNDAY: Intervals of clouds and sun. High 58F. Winds NNW at 5-10mph. South Lookout. Could be a decent flight if the wind doesn't push the flight line too far inland. ======================================================================== 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/3860/20260423 -- 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. --
