Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 5 11 Turkey Vulture 2 22200 35198 Osprey 1 143 156 Bald Eagle 0 304 511 Northern Harrier 1 353 447 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 2038 2216 Cooper's Hawk 1 91 283 American Goshawk 0 1 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 85 497 Broad-winged Hawk 2 24917 24917 Red-tailed Hawk 0 1678 2557 Rough-legged Hawk 0 15 68 Golden Eagle 0 32 62 American Kestrel 0 319 384 Merlin 0 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: 11 52221 67383 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 10:00:00 Total observation time: 3 hours Official Counter: David Brown Observers: Visitors: 30+ including an OAS field trip and a class from SUNY Oswego. Weather: Some sun at sunrise then overcast. A very large slow moving mass of rain to the west that reached us around 10am (9am EST). A moderate ESE wind weakened. Count ended at 11am (10am EST). Raptor Observations: A handful of raptors before the rain. The first migrant was a juvenile Cooper's Hawk out over the lake. Sharp-shinned Hawks were most numerous with four. Two Turkey Vultures, an Osprey, a harrier, and 2 broad-wings. Derby Hill 2026 Daily Summary Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8baxseGlb6YYCLHXEKtIckpJtq1srVm Non-raptor Observations: 200 Red-breasted Mergansers, Red-throated Loon, 6 Common Loons, Eastern Kingbird, Red-breasted Nuthatch, 85 Rusty Blackbirds, Palm Warbler, 65 Yellow-rumped Warblers. https://ebird.org/checklist/S327235794 https://ebird.org/checklist/S327357249 New species for season: Eastern Kingbird Predictions: TOMORROW: Intervals of clouds and sun. High near 55F. Winds NW at 5-10mph. South Lookout. Hopefully the light winds will keep the flight line from moving too far south. I would expect at least a moderate flight. MONDAY: Sunny. High near 65F. Winds light and variable. Will probably start at the North Lookout then move to the South Lookout. Could be another decent flight, though spotting may be difficult with the blue skies. TUESDAY: Partly cloudy becoming cloudy with rain later. High 64F. Winds SSE at 15-25mph. Keep eye on as potential big day. ======================================================================== 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/3860/20260425 -- 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. --
