Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 01, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 12 Turkey Vulture 133 133 36298 Osprey 7 7 236 Bald Eagle 14 14 733 Northern Harrier 8 8 515 Sharp-shinned Hawk 35 35 2913 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 300 American Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 499 Broad-winged Hawk 406 406 40504 Red-tailed Hawk 20 20 2709 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 68 Golden Eagle 0 0 66 American Kestrel 1 1 429 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: 624 624 85362 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: David Brown Observers: Visitors: 5 Weather: Morning sun becoming partly cloudy then overcast with approaching rain at the end of the count. Light to moderate NNW winds. Raptor Observations: A nice steady flight of small kettles of broad-wings overhead for the first few hours. The flight was slower and more spread out after that then slowed considerably as it clouded over at in the last hours. Broad-winged Hawks were most numerous with over four hundred. Turkey Vultures were steady with over a hundred. Other notable totals included 14 Bald Eagles, 35 sharpies, and 20 red-tails. Derby Hill 2026 Daily Summary Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8baxseGlb6YYCLHXEKtIckpJtq1srVm Non-raptor Observations: North Lookout (morning birding): 300 Double-crested Cormorants, Red-headed Woodpecker, 200 Blue Jays, White-crowned Sparrow, 3 Northern Yellow Warblers, 2 Palm Warblers, Yellow-rumped Warbler, PRAIRIE WARBLER. https://ebird.org/checklist/S330331467 South Lookout: 3 Mute Swans, 175 Double-crested Cormorants. https://ebird.org/checklist/S330601192 New species for season: Prairie Warbler Predictions: TOMORROW: Cloudy early then partly cloudy. High 47F. Winds W at 10-15mph. Probably South Lookout. Expect light to moderate migration. SUNDAY: Sunny. High 52F. Winds W at 10-15mph. South Lookout. Expect light to moderate migration. MONDAY: Mostly cloudy. High 65F. Winds SW at 10-15mph. Good winds. Keep eye on for a decent flight. ======================================================================== 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/3860/20260501 -- 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. --
